WorksheetsWyatt CE 5c & d
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The media play a very important role in the political process of elections. They help -
a)
Nominate candidates to run for political office.
b)
Highlight campaign issues and community concerns.
c)
Limit opportunities for citizens to run for political office.
d)
By broadcasting jokes or publishing cartoons about the current president.
2.
While the media sometimes uses misleading information called propaganda, more often it uses bias, which means –
a)
Broadcasting different points of view
b)
Separating fact from opinion
c)
Favoring one side over the other
d)
Rising campaign costs
3.
What has happened to campaign costs in recent years, causing candidates to do extensive fundraising?
a)
Costs have decreased
b)
Costs have increased
c)
Costs have remained the same
d)
The political parties pay for the election
4.
A PAC can best be defined as a -
a)
Political Action Congress
b)
Partisan Action Committee
c)
Political Alibi Commission
d)
Political Action Committee
5.
Campaign finance reform is -
a)
An effort to limit the amount of money that can be contributed to politicians.
b)
An effort to increase the amount of money that can be contributed to politicians.
c)
A movement to admit Puerto Rico as the 51st state.
d)
A movement to give national committees all donations for popular politicians.
6.
Campaign finance reform is -
a)
An effort to limit the amount of money that can be contributed to politicians.
b)
An effort to increase the amount of money that can be contributed to politicians.
c)
A movement to admit Puerto Rico as the 51st state.
d)
A movement to give national committees all donations for popular politicians.
7.
Rising campaign costs give an advantage to what type of individuals?
a)
Poor
b)
Wealthy
c)
Hardworking
d)
Middle-Class
8.
It is important to keep voters informed and to help them make responsible choices.
That is the job of the media CE.5c
That is the job of the media CE.5c
a)
False
b)
True
9.
What does PAC stand for?
a)
Politics Authorizing Committee
b)
Politics and Commutators
c)
Political Action Committee
d)
Political Artifact College
10.
Mail propaganda, television ads, and phone calls during elections are Political Parties way of:
a)
Recruiting candidates
b)
Monitoring actions of office holders
c)
Educating the Electorate
d)
Voting
11.
rising campaign costs
a)
require candidates to conduct extensive fundraising activities
b)
open the opportunities for many people to run for office
c)
give an advantage to middle income and poor candidates
d)
discourage the development of PACs
12.
Which is not a way that voters evaluate campaign information for accuracy?
a)
maintain a position of apathy
b)
separate facts from opinion
c)
detect bias
d)
evaluate sources & identify propaganda
13.
organizations formed by interest groups;
collect and raise money from groups members
give money to candidates who supports their views
collect and raise money from groups members
give money to candidates who supports their views
a)
interest groups
b)
PACs (poltical action committees)
c)
third parties
d)
political parties
14.
rising campaign costs have led to efforts to change campaign finance laws
a)
true
b)
false
15.
Identify candidates, emphasize the issues, write editorials, political cartoons, op-ed pieces, broadcast different points of view... these are all....
a)
functions of political parties
b)
stated in a party's platform
c)
mass media roles in elections
d)
similarities in political parties
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