Civics Chapter 11 Quiz Review

Public opinion is the

• opinion of registered voters.
• total of the opinions held concerning a particular issue.
• opinion of elected officials.

Much of the information we need to make good decisions about public issues comes from

• propaganda.
• our family.
• the mass media.

Propaganda can be used

• to sway people’s attitudes, opinions, and behaviors.
• to spread influential ideas in printed and electronic media.
• both of the above

Two reasons for the increased influence of propaganda are

• advances in communications technology and the growth of mass media.
• the greater use of polls in politics and the growth of mass media.
• the Institute for Propaganda Analysis and the growth of mass media.

Sports figures appearing on a box of cereal is an example of which propaganda technique?

• plain-folks appeal
• testimonial
• glittering generalities

A political candidate who accuses his or her opponent of "reckless spending" is using the

• name-calling technique.
• bandwagon method.
• plain-folks appeal.

The "glittering generalities" technique uses

• soothing music and subliminal messages to persuade people.
• beautiful pictures to sell an idea.
• words that sound good but have little meaning.

The propaganda technique that only shows facts supporting one side of an issue is called

• bandwagon.
• testimonial.
• card stacking.

A political candidate who describes herself as an "ordinary, hard-working citizen" is using

• a plain-folks appeal.
• card stacking.
• the bandwagon approach.

Which of the following is a key element of a poll?

• It makes it possible to accurately measure public opinion by taking a sample of the public.
• The wording of the questions is fair and free of bias.
• both of the above