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Which headline(s) demonstrates the media's role in identifying candidates in an election.

• 3

• 4

• 1

• 2

Which of the following best supports the cartoonist's opinion of campaign costs?

• Politicians are consumed by the price of campaigning for public office

• Candidates enjoy spending large amounts of money to win elections

• candidates are not concerned about campaign spending

• politicians make large amounts of money from campaigns

The high cost of getting elected has changed campaigns for political office by -

• requiring the national government to pay all campaign costs

• giving special interest groups an increased influence

• discouraging development of PAC's (political action committees)

• expanding opportunities for people to run for office

What do you call campaign statements that can be proven?

• fact

• opinion

• bias

• propaganda

Issue oriented special interest groups have increased influence on elections. This is a result of --

• parties

• rising campaign costs

• campaign finance reform

• democracy

One example of mass media used in political campaigns is --

• to discourage political mailings

• to emphasize issues

• to exchange posters

• to broadcast same points of view

Which would best replace the question mark in this web?

• conducting voter surveys

• holding debates

• analyzing election results

• recognizing bias

While the media sometimes uses misleading information called propaganda, more often it uses bias, which means –

• Broadcasting different points of view
• Separating fact from opinion
• Favoring one side over the other
• Rising campaign costs

What has happened to campaign costs in recent years, causing candidates to do extensive fundraising?

• Costs have decreased
• Costs have increased
• Costs have remained the same
• The political parties pay for the election

Campaign finance reform is -

• An effort to limit the amount of money that can be contributed to politicians.
• An effort to increase the amount of money that can be contributed to politicians.
• A movement to admit Puerto Rico as the 51st state.
• A movement to give national committees all donations for popular politicians.