CE.5C And D: The Role Of Media In Campaigns And Campaign Costs Question Preview (ID: 62406)


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Voters evaluate information presented in political campaigns to make __________ choices among candidates.
a) informed
b) quick
c) impulsive
d) uneducated

The __________ play an important role in the political process.
a) candidates
b) media
c) voters
d) police

to assess, analyze, or determine
a) research
b) debate
c) react
d) evaluate

Which is not a way that candidates communicate with voters?
a) commercials
b) campaign speeches
c) flyers/pamphlets
d) sky writing

Voters must be separate __________ from opinion in candidate communication.
a) facts
b) fiction
c) statistics
d) lies

An One-sided or slanted point of view is known as ______________.
a) Encouragement
b) Influence
c) Bias
d) Truth

Which is not a strategy for evaluating campaign speeches, literature, and advertisements for accuracy?
a) Separating fact from opinion
b) Detecting bias
c) Identifying propaganda
d) Believing everything you hear, read, or see

Which is not an appropriate role of mass media in elections?
a) Broadcasting biased points of view
b) Emphasizing selected issues
c) Identifying candidates
d) Writing editorials, creating political cartoons, publishing op-ed pieces, posting to social media and blogs.

Running for political office can be very _____________.
a) easy
b) expensive
c) inexpensive
d) relaxing

Rising campaign costs can......
a) require candidates to conduct extensive fund-raising activities
b) provide more opportunities to run for public office.
c) give an advantage to poor individuals who run for office.
d) give issue-oriented special interest groups increased influence.

Rising campaign costs have led to efforts to _________ campaign finance laws.
a) get rid of
b) increase
c) decrease
d) reform

Limits have been placed on the amount individuals may contribute to political candidates and campaigns; however, individuals, business, and unions can ________ unlimited amounts to PACS and Super PACS
a) fundraise
b) steal
c) donate
d) buy

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