3.3 How do Elections & Media influence government and society?

Which of the following IS NOT a Constitutional requirement to be president of the United States?

• Natural born U.S. citizen

• at least 35 years of age

• must reside in the U.S. for 30 years

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Believes in limited federal government power

• Democratic Party

• Republican Party

• Third Parties

• Civics party

What encourages people to have greater trust in their democratic institutions?

• free and fair elections

• voter fraud

• weeks of counting votes

• refusal to investigate claims of voter fraud

The following are requirements for which political office?

At least 21 years old

Live in the district they will represent

Live in Florida for 2 years

• U.S. Senator

• FL Legislator

• FL Governor

• U.S. Representative

The requirements to be a Florida Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Cabinet Member are...

Pick TWO

• At least 30 years old

• Lived in Florida for the last 7 years

• Lived in Florida for at least 10 years

• At least 25 years old

Which activity is used by interest groups to influence public policy?

• bribing legislators to support their proposals

• impeaching their opponents in the legislature

• sponsoring news programs on major television networks

• giving legislators the benefit of their subject-area expertise

Opinionate or showing favor / preference

• bias

• gatekeeper

• attention

• delicate

The three ways to influence government is by

• the use of interest groups

• individuals

• the media

• all of the above

A politician accepts expensive gifts from a campaign supporter. Several television networks run a story on the evening news that exposes the politician's behavior. As a result, the politician returns the gift and resigns or step down from his position in office. What role of the media is in action in this situation?

• agenda setter

• endorser

• lobbying

• watchdog

What is a direct way to influence legislation by getting many individuals to sign in agreement to an opinion or proposition?

• Joining a political party

• Signing a petition

• Attending civic meetings

• Running for office