Unit 8 EXAM

Question 1

Lowest level of an organization

Answer 1

Grass-roots

Question 2

Views shared by society

Answer 2

Public opinion

Question 3

Any means of communication with large audience

Answer 3

Mass media

Question 4

Scientific survey of a people to get their opinion

Answer 4

Poll

Question 5

Organizations to raise $ for candidates

Answer 5

PAC

Question 6

$ donated to an individual campaign

Answer 6

Hard money

Question 7

$ donated to group or cause

Answer 7

Soft money

Question 8

The group that participates in the poll

Answer 8

Sample

Question 9

Process by which people acquire political beliefs

Answer 9

Political socialization

Question 10

Info. designed to shape public opinion

Answer 10

Propaganda

Question 11

Contacting officials to persuade them to vote in a particular way

Answer 11

Lobbying

Question 12

Personal beliefs about politics and the role of government

Answer 12

Political ideology

Question 13

Ideology that government should be more in personal life/les in economic life

Answer 13

Conservative

Question 14

Ideology that government should be less in personal life/more in economic life

Answer 14

Liberal

Question 15

Ideology~ middle of the road on government policies

Answer 15

Moderate

Question 16

publicly declare support for

Answer 16

Endorse

Question 17

What are some cause-based interest groups?

Answer 17

MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving)
Sierra Club (environment/wildlife) 
NAACP (African American Rights)
NRA (gun rights/2nd Amendment)
NOW (National Organization of Women)
AARP (American Assoc. of Retired People)

Question 18

Discuss 5 ways you can participate in the political process:

Answer 18

1. voting- electing leaders to guide our country
2. writing letters/email-contacting representatives or senators in order to invoke a change
3. Give $ to candidates & causes- support candidates you feel is right for the job
4. Social Media- educate yourself on issues or spread your opinion through media
5. protesting/signing petitions- doing what you can to persuade others and make a change

Question 19

Analyze 5 factors associated with political socialization:

Answer 19

1. family and peers- with them all the time and you love them, so their opinion matters
2. age/gender- may be too immature to understand serious or compel armed issues, or may be too old to be willing to hear what younger people have to say; genders have different experiences
3. race/religion- based on beliefs, may disagree on certain issues
4. education level- someone who has a higher education may understand more complicated issues
5. $$$/Socioeconomic group- money matters

Question 20

what are 5 problems associated with polls?

Answer 20

1. people lie
2. people don’t participate
3. yes or no answers
4. timing of questions
5. attitude of pollster

Question 21

suppression of speech or public communication

Answer 21

censorship

Question 22

How is the media positive?

Answer 22

it informs the public and can act as a watchdog

Question 23

How can media be negative?

Answer 23

• bias in reporting/story selection
• factual inaccuracy
• media consolidation
• selective visual imagery
• “Newsertainment”
• negative politics