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Unit 5 Quiz

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7th Grade

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Unit 5 Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an important difference between interest groups and political parties?

Interest groups have more members than political groups
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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways in which the media influence government?

by providing information to the public
by contributing to election campaign funds
by focusing public attention on particular issues
by making public officials accountable for their actions

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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 started a petition on the same issue, collected signatures from her neighbors, 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 influencing government as an individual

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Italians make the best chefs in the world." What does this statement show?

a form of media
being a watchdog
an example of bias
an example of symbolism

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

The table below describes 4 interest groups. Which of these interest groups would be most likely to support a ban on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico?

Interest Group 1
Interest Group 2
Interest Group 3
Interest Group 4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the media hold government officials accountable?

by voting them out of office
by informing government officials on public issues
by acting as a watchdog, reporting officials' actions to the public
by raising campaign funds to help re-elect officials they prefer

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one method that interest groups use to influence government?

bribing legislators to support their proposals
impeaching their opponents in their legislature
sponsoring news programs on major television networks
giving legislators the benefit of their subject-area expertise

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