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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 book of essays by former members of the Obama Administration
b) A film made by a Hollywood director who supported President Obama.
c) A novel about President Obama written by his wife, Michelle Obama.
d) A timeline of events that took place during President Obama's time in office.
A record required by law to be kept such county tax records, a report issued by a state agency or the Congressional Record
a) public record
b) bias
c) advocacy groups
d) political process
A statement by a person giving his or her own beliefs, and cannot be checked for accuracy.
a) opinion
b) fact
c) credible
d) public policy
Not a fact, is bias, is not trustworthy or accurate.
a) credible source
b) fact
c) data
d) unreliable source
Interest Groups Often employ _________________ to try and influence politicians to support their preferred policy positions.
a) Presidents
b) economists
c) lobbyists
d) managers
A condition that is recognized by society as needing correction through group effort
a) political party
b) interest group
c) political process
d) societal problem
Data collected (typically from universities or research institutes) for the purpose of answering a proposed question or testing a hypothesis
a) political process
b) research data
c) bias
d) advocacy group
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 involve getting each party to make sacrifices.
d) All of them are nonviolent methods of conflict resolution.
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 agree to a series of meetings in order to discuss solutions to a conflict.
b) Both parties try to convince each other that their idea is better in order to solve a conflict.
c) Both parties search for common ground or areas of mutual agreement in order to solve a conflict
d) Both parties sacrifice something they want in order to resolve a conflict.
The media plays a major role in the creation of public policy by
a) Giving money to candidates
b) Hiring reporters that are biased
c) Bringing awareness to the topics chosen for coverage
d) Choosing government activists as editors
Who or what are the primary method of recruiting and selecting people to run for office?
a) politcal parties
b) the media
c) interest groups
d) YouTube search
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) Writing a Letter to an Elected Official
c) Putting your opinion on Facebook
d) Making a Telephone Call to an Elected Official
Inducing others into accepting a point of view by means of reasoning and argumentation
a) compromise
b) persuasion
c) negociation
d) bias
This party dislikes change and big government
a) Nazi Party
b) Socialist Party
c) Democratic Party
d) Republican Party
A group of people with common goals who organize to influence government
a) compromise
b) lobbyist
c) interest group
d) unions
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