CE Module 8 Test Review

Officials use the media to -

• someone who tries to influence votes in Congress
• communicate with the public
• talk about politics

• share different ideas/beliefs/goals with the public

The media offers opposing viewpoints in order to -

• dealing with people or nations in a sensitive and effective manner
• someone who tries to influence votes in Congress
• share different ideas/beliefs/goals with the public
• communicate with them!

When evaluating campaign speeches and literature, watch for -

• someone who tries to influence votes in Congress
• hold officials accountable to the public
• fact/opinion, bias, and propoganda
• People with a common goal trying to influence the government

Writing your concerns to your respresentative is a way to -

• helps set the public's agenda (what they want done)
• hold officials accountable to the public
• pandemics, terrorism, environmental concerns
• lobby

What is lobbying?

• First
• home, or the U.S.
• trying to influence (a politician or public official) on an issue
• fact/opinion, bias, and propoganda

What is a lobbyist?

• hold officials accountable to the public
• communicate with them!
• someone who tries to influence votes in Congress
• communicate with the public

How can individuals effect public policy?

• vote, join an interest group, protest
• National, State, and Local
• hold officials accountable to the public
• dealing with people or nations in a sensitive and effective manner

If you want your government to do, or not do, something, you should -

• communicate with them!
• do nothing and hope someone else does

• pandemics, terrorism, environmental concerns
• dealing with people or nations in a sensitive and effective manner

International issues that effect local government include -

• helps set the public's agenda (what they want done)
• fact/opinion, bias, and propoganda
• First
• pandemics, terrorism, environmental concerns

As watchdog, the media -

• National, State, and Local
• share different ideas/beliefs/goals with the public
• hold officials accountable to the public
• pandemics, terrorism, environmental concerns