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(23-24) Government Unit 5

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
  • Which principle of democracy means seeing and learning about what the government is doing?

a)

Transparency

b)

Accountability

c)

Equality

d)

Citizen Participation

2.

Which principle of democracy refers to consequences for one's actions, particularly those in power?

a)

Citizen Participation

b)

Transparency

c)

Accountability

d)

Limited Government

3.

Favoring one side over another indicates a(n)

a)

Watchdog

b)

Free Exercise

c)

press

d)

bias

4.

Which media role is used when the press focuses on a topic which later becomes important for the community leading to action?

a)

Watchdog

b)

Agenda Setter

c)

Business

d)

Gatekeeper

5.

Which media role is used when news outlets decide which stories make the news and how much attention is given to them?

a)

Business

b)

Gatekeeper

c)

Watchdog

d)

Agenda Setter

6.

Which media role is seen when the media exposes government wrongdoing, holding leaders accountable for their actions?

a)

Police

b)

Agenda Setter

c)

Gatekeeper

d)

Watchdog

7.

Which medium beginning in the 1920s allowed elected officials to make speeches and was the first major form of media to develop after the newspaper?

a)

Telegraph

b)

Cable TV

c)

Televsion

d)

Radio

8.

Which 1980s development led to a huge increase in media including 24-hour news networks?

a)

Television

b)

Cable TV

c)

Social Media

d)

Internet

9.

When people within a community have sharply divided opinions on political and social issues, it can be said they are -

a)

Polarized

b)

Concurrent

c)

Biased

d)

Liberal

10.

If Arlington business owners worked together as one group to fight for policy changes, they have likely formed a(n) -

a)

advisory panel

b)

mass media

c)

interest group

d)

commerce board

11.

The main topic addressed in the 2010 Citizens United decision was -

a)

Banning foreign influence of social media

b)

Media Censorship

c)

Campaign Spending

d)

Term limits

12.

Which of the following is NOT true about the Federal Elections Commission?

a)

6 members

b)

Bi-Partisan

c)

Federal agency

d)

Part of the U.S. Senate

13.

Which organization monitors campaign spending ensuring that accurate reports are filed and no campaign finance laws have been broken?

a)

SEC

b)

FEC

c)

FDIC

d)

NCUA

14.

Someone who meets with lawmakers trying to influence them to create desired policies is called a -

a)

Lobbyist

b)

Commissioner

c)

Representative

d)

Regent

15.

An interest group that donates money to a campaign is called a -

a)

PAC

b)

Advisory Panel

c)

Regulator

d)

Founder

16.

Non-authentic audio, images, or videos meant to deceive people are called -

a)

Plagiarism

b)

Regulations

c)

Deepfakes

d)

Criminal fraud

17.

When one's ideas are blocked from social media, they may feel that they have been -

a)

Censored

b)

Manipulated

c)

Deepfaked

d)

Proven

18.

Traditional media such as newspapers, radio, and television were considered all of the following except -

a)

Journalism

b)

Mass media

c)

Forms of the press

d)

Two-Way Communication

19.

Which former president used social media to create news with bold statements and making important announcements?

a)

Donald Trump

b)

Barack Obama

c)

Bill Clinton

d)

Richard Nixon

20.

In recent decades, Americans trust in the news media has -

a)

declined

b)

increased

c)

not changed

21.

When someone gives information to a reporter anonymously they -

a)

are generally lying

b)

do not allow their name to be used

c)

the reporter cannot use the information

d)

are paid for their information

22.

Which term means secret information being made public?

a)

Anonymous

b)

Disclosure

c)

Advisory

d)

Mass Media

23.

This man was featured in a controversial 1988 ad attacking Democratic Governor Michael Dukakis' policies on crime?

a)

Timothy McVeigh

b)

Willie Horton

c)

OJ Simpson

d)

Jeffrey Dahmer

24.

Tailoring an ad to a specific audience or even to an individual is called -

a)

Bait and switch

b)

Super PAC advertising

c)

Micro-targeting

d)

Commercial enterprise

25.

If Wakefield teachers collectively announce their support for one school board candidate they are making a(n) -

a)

Endorsement

b)

Declaration

c)

Summary Judgement

d)

Censorship

26.

(REVIEW) Which term is identified in the picture?

a)

Federalism

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Supremacy Clause

d)

Natural Rights

27.

(REVIEW) The picture is connected best to which amendment?

a)

4th

b)

5th

c)

6th

d)

7th

28.

(REVIEW) How many electoral votes are needed to win a presidential election?

a)

270

b)

225

c)

410

d)

528

29.

(REVIEW) Who is the current chief justice of the Supreme Court?

a)

Clarence Thomas

b)

John Roberts

c)

Mitch McConnell

d)

Hakeem Jeffries

30.

(REVIEW) Where in the Constitution can the powers of the presidency be found?

a)

Article 1

b)

Article 2

c)

Preamble

d)

9th Amendment

31.

(REVIEW) Which Enlightenment thinker introduced the idea of natural rights such as life, liberty, and property?

a)

Baron de Montesquieu

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

George Washington

d)

John Locke

32.

(REVIEW) A power (such as to tax) that is shared between the federal and state governments is called -

a)

Implied

b)

Concurrent

c)

Expressed

d)

Mighty

33.

(REVIEW) Which is not true about the House of Representatives?

a)

435 members

b)

Elected to 6-year terms

c)

Current speaker is Mike Johnson

d)

Part of the bi-cameral legislative branch

34.

(REVIEW) When there is a vacancy on the Supreme Court, who appoints a new justice?

a)

Chief Justice

b)

President

c)

Senate Majority whip

d)

Speaker of the House

35.

(REVIEW) If one does not agree with the ruling in their trial during a federal case, they may appeal to which court?

a)

Supreme Court

b)

District Court

c)

Circuit Court

d)

County Tribunal