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Government Standards 1-4
Test Description: Review of OH AG Standards 1-4
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1) Inducing others into accepting a point of view by means of reasoning and argumentation
A
persuasion
B
compromise
C
negociation
D
bias
2) This party dislikes change and big government
A
Socialist Party
B
Nazi Party
C
Republican Party
D
Democratic Party
3) A group of people with common goals who organize to influence government
A
unions
B
compromise
C
interest group
D
lobbyist
4) Which of the following statements is NOT an appropriate way that citizens could influence government?
A
Working for a Candidate (i.e. volunteering for the campaign to help them get elected)
B
Making a Telephone Call to an Elected Official
C
Putting your opinion on Facebook
D
Writing a Letter to an Elected Official
5) Who or what are the primary method of recruiting and selecting people to run for office?
A
the media
B
YouTube search
C
politcal parties
D
interest groups
6) The media plays a major role in the creation of public policy by
A
Hiring reporters that are biased
B
Giving money to candidates
C
Bringing awareness to the topics chosen for coverage
D
Choosing government activists as editors
7) Consensus building as a way of solving conflict is an important tool for citizens of a democratic society. ​Which statement describes consensus building?
A
Both parties sacrifice something they want in order to resolve a conflict.
B
Both parties agree to a series of meetings in order to discuss solutions to a conflict.
C
Both parties try to convince each other that their idea is better in order to solve a conflict.
D
Both parties search for common ground or areas of mutual agreement in order to solve a conflict
8) What do compromise, persuasion, negotiation, and consensus building all have in common?
A
All of them typically produce unequal results for opposing parties.
B
All of them involve enabling opposing parties to have their positions accepted.
C
All of them are nonviolent methods of conflict resolution.
D
All of them involve getting each party to make sacrifices.
9) A condition that is recognized by society as needing correction through group effort
A
political party
B
political process
C
interest group
D
societal problem
10) Data collected (typically from universities or research institutes) for the purpose of answering a proposed question or testing a hypothesis
A
advocacy group
B
research data
C
political process
D
bias
11) A record required by law to be kept such county tax records, a report issued by a state agency or the Congressional Record
A
advocacy groups
B
political process
C
bias
D
public record
12) A statement by a person giving his or her own beliefs, and cannot be checked for accuracy.
A
public policy
B
fact
C
credible
D
opinion
13) Not a fact, is bias, is not trustworthy or accurate.
A
fact
B
data
C
credible source
D
unreliable source
14) Interest Groups Often employ _________________ to try and influence politicians to support their preferred policy positions.
A
economists
B
Presidents
C
lobbyists
D
managers
15) Which of these sources is likely to provide the most credible source of information about events taking place during President Obama's administration?
A
A timeline of events that took place during President Obama's time in office.
B
A book of essays by former members of the Obama Administration
C
A novel about President Obama written by his wife, Michelle Obama.
D
A film made by a Hollywood director who supported President Obama.
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