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Role of Voters/Mass Media (CE.5c)

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Finish the chart

a)

Recognizing Bias

b)

Analyzing Election Results

c)

Holding Debates

d)

Conducting Voter Surveys

2.

What is an important reason American voters should be able to detect bias and identify propaganda?

a)

All information contained in campaign literature is inaccurate

b)

The media plays an important role in the political process

c)

Political campaigns would not be effective without bias or propaganda

d)

Voters need to be able to make informed choices among candidates

3.

The media plays a role in the political process by broadcasting____________

a)

Stories that are biased against third parties

b)

Only facts instead of opinions

c)

Only conservative ideas

d)

Different points of view

4.

This campaign poster is most likely trying to_______________

a)

Identify a fact relating to the President

b)

Introduce a concern about the President

c)

Persuade the voters to re-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt

d)

Identify certain issues about the President

5.

What do you call campaign statements that can be proven?

a)

Bias

b)

Opinion

c)

Propaganda

d)

Fact

6.

The mass media plays a role in elections by

a)

Publishing op-ed pieces

b)

Publishing polling information

c)

Writing editorials

d)

Spreading propaganda

e)

Creating political cartoons

7.

Which would best replace the question mark in this web?

a)

Analyzing election results

b)

Evaluating sources

c)

Conducting voter surveys

d)

Holding debates

8.

What role is this newspaper playing in the election process?

a)

Publishing editorials

b)

Highlighting issues

c)

Providing a forum for voters

d)

Identifying candidates

9.

What is one method responsible voters would not use to evaluate campaign messages?

a)

Identifying propaganda

b)

Reading editorials from one source

c)

Detecting bias

d)

Separating fact from opinion