Mr. Grant's Civics: 2025/26 Influencing Gov't Test

What type of propaganda is this?

• Name Calling

• Plain Folks

• Transfer

• Endorsement

SS.7.C.2.10

What is the purpose of interest groups?

• Interest groups have more members than political parties.

• Interest groups have platforms addressing all issues of public concern.

• Interest groups are organized to elect their candidates to political office

• Interest groups attempt to influence government directly on particular issues.

SS.7.C.2.10

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways in which the media affect politics?

• by providing information on both parties

• by contributing to election campaign funds

• by focusing public attention on particular issues

• by providing in-depth coverage of national issues

SS.7.C.2.10

Which best describes the main objective of a lobbyist?

• to raise campaign funds for political parties

• to influence public decision-making for the common good

• to influence state legislators or members of Congress on issues

• to advise political candidates on how to manage their election campaigns

How can individuals influence the government?

• by recruiting foreign leaders to vote in favor of certain laws

• by holding public officials accountable for their actions in a court of law

• petitioning government officials

• appointing state ambassadors

SS.7.C.2.10

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways in which the media affect politics?

• by providing information on both parties

• by contributing to election campaign funds

• by focusing public attention on particular issues

• by providing in-depth coverage of national issues

SS.7.C.2.10

Sarah felt very strongly about an issue in the news. She wrote to her representative in Congress and expressed her feelings on the issue. Then she wrote a short editorial for the local newspaper and sent it off. Which statement describes Sarah's activities?

• She was acting as a lobbyist.

• She was forming her own political party.

• She was starting her own special interest group.

• She was participating directly in government.

SS.7.C.2.11

The poster above was created in 1917.

Which type of communication is shown in this poster?

• accurate

• biased

• informational

• propagandized

Based on the government system in the US, which individual activity is used to directly influence legislative decisions?

• watching political debates on TV

• collecting opinions for a yearbook

• discussing political issues at work

• gathering signatures for a petition

When a politician tries to show that he/she is just like everyone else...

• glittering generalities

• bias

• symbolism

• plain folk