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Civics Chapter 11 Review
Test Description: Chapter 11 Review (Campaigns and Elections)
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) How does the Federal Communications Commission regulate radio and television?
A
By suing scriptwriters for committing libel.
B
By penalizing stations for breaking rules.
C
By censoring objectionable materials in broadcasts.
D
By monitoring programs suspected of malice.
2) What do critics of interest groups claim?
A
Interest groups have too much influence.
B
Interest groups provide necessary services.
C
Interest groups enable Americans to organize.
D
Interest groups communicate the people's wishes.
3) Government censorship of material before it is published is called ___.
A
libel
B
partisanship
C
prior restraint
D
malice
4) How do public officials try to persuade as many people as possible to support their positions?
A
By conducting public opinion polls.
B
By changing their positions based on public opinions.
C
By promoting their views in the mass media.
D
By forming groups with others who share their beliefs.
5) Which of the following is NOT a feature of public opinion?
A
Creativity
B
Intensity
C
Direction
D
Stability
6) Which of the following is NOT a form of mass media?
A
Internet
B
Taking to friends at school.
C
TV
D
Radio
7) Issues that receive the most time and money from government leaders make up the ___.
A
public interest group
B
mass media
C
public opinion
D
public agenda
8) How do mass media act as a watchdog over government?
A
By covering leaks from public officials.
B
By publicizing entertainers running for office.
C
By exposing public officials' misconduct.
D
By airing news that attracts more viewers.
9) ____ collect money from the members of their groups and use it to support some candidates and oppose others.
A
PACs
B
Public interest groups
C
Lobbyists
D
Nonpartisans
10) ___ is a term that refers to the ideas and attitudes that most people hold about a particular issue or person.
A
Push polls
B
Public opinion
C
Mass media
D
Pollster
11) Representatives of interest groups who contact public officials directly are called ___.
A
white-collar criminals
B
celebrities
C
lobbyists
D
journalists
12) A(n) ___ measures public attitudes toward possible White House proposals.
A
pollster
B
regulatory commission
C
interest group
D
political action committee
13) Why do responsible pollsters condemn push polls?
A
Push pole questions are biased.
B
Push polls discourage voting.
C
Push polls use too few respondents.
D
Push pole samples are seldom random.
14) ____ is a term that refers to the ideas and attitudes that most people hold about a particular issue or person.
A
Push polls
B
Pollster
C
Public opinion
D
Mass media
15) What interest groups would most likely back a candidate who supports laws to protect nature?
A
Tobacco Institute
B
Chamber of Commerce
C
League of Women Voters
D
Sierra Club
16) Which of the following a NOT a role that media plays in influencing the government and politics?
A
Help set public agenda
B
Encouraging reading
C
Report the news
D
Watchdog
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