Unit 2 Study Guide

Unit 2 Study Guide

6th - 8th Grade

15 Qs

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Unit 2 Study Guide

Unit 2 Study Guide

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6th - 8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

The term "Bias" refers to what?

A person's point of view.

A person's grade on a test.

A person's prejudices based on how they grew up.

A term learned in Science.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

The media's traditional role in influencing government is:

To contribute money to a political campain.

To provide a form where different points of view are shown.

To act as a watchdog to make sure the government does what it is supposed to do.

To broadcast biased points of view towards a person or an event.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

In which situation is the media acting like a watchdog in influencing what government does:

Reporting county food drive

Reporting on a government scandal

Broadcasting an election campaign add

Giving money to someone who has decided to run for office

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

Over the past 20 years or so, trust in the news has decreased a lot in the eyes of the public. How does this potentially harm democracy?

By causing the government to control what the public sees on tv.

By causing the government to not care about what the public sees on tv.

By causing the government to care less about what it does since the public doesn't watch the news.

By causing the government to care more about what it does on a daily basis.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

Which answer would allow the public to truly see what a politician actually thinks about an issue (when no one is looking or listening)?

How the politician voted in Congress when they were in office.

The ratings of a politician by an interest group.

Campaign flyers that a politician sent out to voters in the mail.

A television add of the politician by the political party he/she belongs to.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

Media Image

What type of political communication was being credited by this example seen here?

Political Cartoons

Editorial in a newspaper

An opinion piece

A documentary

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 5 pts

Media Image

What do you think is the main goal of this interest group?

To elect certain candidates to office.

To try and control the election.

To help people improve their lives by voting.

To influence people who are elected to make different decisions while in office.

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