Understanding Political Terms

What is the term for information that is usually misleading and deliberately spread to promote a particular cause or idea?

• Pathos

• Propaganda

• Logos

• Revolution

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

Which term describes the quality in a character or situation that makes someone feel emotion, sadness, or pity?

• Subversive

• Tyranny

• Pathos

• Treacherous

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is a violent overthrow of the current government in favor of a new one called?

• Sabotage

• Revolution

• Invoke

• Appease

Which word refers to a person or action that hopes to confuse or weaken mainstream culture?

• Subversive

• Pacifist

• Treacherous

• Logos

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the term for an effort to ruin something, especially in the context of war?

• Invoke

• Sabotage

• Appease

• Tyranny

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What do you call someone who believes that war and violence are wrong and refuses to go to war for moral reasons?

• Pacifist

• Subversive

• Treacherous

• Tyranny

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does it mean to call upon something or someone for support or to create a feeling?

• Appease

• Invoke

• Sabotage

• Revolution

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the term for calming someone down by giving them what they want?

• Logos

• Pathos

• Appease

• Propaganda

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.6

What term describes moments in an argument that rely on logic and reasoning?

• Pathos

• Logos

• Subversive

• Treacherous

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

Which word describes someone who is dangerous, untrustworthy, and likely to betray someone?

• Tyranny

• Treacherous

• Pacifist

• Revolution

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4