WorksheetsCE 5c - Role of Media in Campaigns
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
CE. 5c 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.
CE. 5c 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.
CE. 5c 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
4.
CE 5c 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
5.
CE. 5c 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
6.
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
7.
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
8.
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
9.
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
10.
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
11.
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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