topic 4 study questions

This picture shows an American flag - which of the following themes does that go with?

• symbolism

• bias

• propaganda

• religion

which of the following news stories would the media act as a "watchdog" for?

• Vero Beach city officials are building a new mall

• people voting in a presidential election

• a government politician is taking bribe money

• a school wants to build a new play ground

which type of communication would this image show?

• informational

• testimonial

• biased

• propaganda

which of the following people try to influence law makers to vote a certain way that would be in favor of interest groups?

• the president and vice president

• factory workers in Wisconsin

• average American voters

• lobbyists

which of the following is a way people can monitor the government themselves?

• attending civic meetings

• voting in elections

• peacefully protesting

• all of these are ways individuals can monitor and be apart of government

Which of the following acts as a "watchdog" to alert the American people as to what the government is doing?

• propaganda posters

• the media (news stations like cnn,fox,cbs)

• movies and tv shows

• social media posts and blogs

this picture would be an example of

• propaganda

• media

• a image showing bias

• interest groups

in local city government, problems are best solved when officials do which of the following?

• do nothing and just hope the problem solves itself

• look at the advantages and disadvantages of each alternative

• spend lots of money to help find solutions to the problem

• wait and ask the state to help fix the problem

which of the following are steps that local governments take to solve problems?

• ignore the problem and it usually goes away

• refuse to fix the problem until you are forced to

• identify appropriate government agencies to help fix the problem

• wait for the people to complain before solving a problem

which person would qualify as a candidate for President of the U.S.?

• Max is 67 years old, he has lived in Ontario Canada all of his life but he was born in Detroit.

• Martha is 45 years old, lived in Chicago for the last 18 years and was born in Tampa

• Mr. Brown is 27 years old has lived in Philadelphia for the past 3 years and was born in Venezuela

• Mr. Martin who has lived in Boston for 26 years and is 42 years old and was born in Ireland.