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Unit 10 Review: Public Opinion and the Media
Unit 10 Review: Public Opinion and the Media
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Which of the following sources did we decide is the most reliable?
The Daily Wire
Mother Jones
The Associated Press (AP News)
The Daily Beast
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Which of the following sources did we decide is the most reliable?
Buzzfeed News
Breitbart
MSNBC
Reuters
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Media spends all Thursday covering Clinton's email story. Friday, everyone is talking about it
Media as a business
Media as a watchdog
Media as agenda-setter
Media as entertainment
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How is public opinion measured?
By the Supreme Court
Propaganda
Legislation
Polls
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Politicians and interest groups use polls to:
Limit the power of the federal government
Prevent money from influencing political elections
Determine what citizens care about
Ensure that the social media content is truthful
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Which of the following sources did we decide is the most reliable?
Fox News
OAN
The Palmer Report
BBC News
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When trying to figure out if something online is true, which question(s) should you ask?
Are credible news sources reporting on it?
Has the image/video been manipulated?
Does it make me have strong feelings (one way or another)?
How fast can I send this to somebody?
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Which source did we put on the right side of the spectrum (more conservative)?
The Associated Press (AP)
The Washington Post
Breitbart
The New York Times
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Which propaganda technique is being used? (Sprite cans)
Bandwagon
Testimonial
Card-stacking
Plain folks
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How does the media decide what issues
you
care about?
They take citizen polls to find out what is important
They avoid controversial topics like politics and religion
They choose what topics are shown to you
They don't. Only you can do that.
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Which propaganda technique is being used?
Testimonial
Glittering Generalities
Bandwagon
Card-stacking
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Which propaganda technique is being used here?
Testimonial
Plain folks
Bandwagon
Name-Calling
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Humans are more likely to share information they
want
to be true due to:
Social media algorithms
Illusionary truth effect
Confirmation bias
Naive realism
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Which propaganda technique is being used here?
Glittering Generalities
Card-Stacking
Name-Calling
Plain folks
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What major problem most often exists with polls?
Polls are used in federal elections, but not state elections
Too many people are questioned
Politicians often refuse to conduct polls (too lazy)
Questions worded in a way that will get a certain response
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Used throughout a campaign to determine whether or not current strategies are effective:
Exit poll
Benchmark poll
Tracking poll
Push poll
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The media is often referred to as a "gatekeeper" because the media:
receives money from businesses
is biased
controls the information you have access to
exposes corruption in politics
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The media is often referred to as a "watchdog" because the media:
exposes political corruption
receives money from businesses
decides what stories you see
is biased
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Which source did we put on the right side of the spectrum (more conservative)?
Fox News
Reuters
The Huffington Post
BBC News
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Social media algorithms create an environment in which:
The spread of misinformation is reduced.
All political viewpoints are equally accessible
Revenue streams for influencers are nonexistent
We are only exposed to the same viewpoint over and over
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Each of the following impact your personal opinions
EXCEPT:
The media
Current events
Family
Personal fitness
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Which propaganda technique is being used?
Testimonial
Bandwagon
Transfer
Card-stacking
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The picture below demonstrates:
A problem with using polls
An advantage of a single-party system
Media bias
A clear violation of the 13th Amendment
24
Which of the following did
Literary Digest
mess up when taking their poll for the 1936 election?
The number of people polled
The ethnicity of the respondents
The way the question was worded
The audience targeted for the poll
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Used to make early guesses of who has won an election and to find demographic voting trends:
Push poll
Exit poll
Tracking poll
Benchmark poll
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Why is public opinion important to political candidates?
Demonstrates the value of checks and balances in a democracy
It prevents their opponent from gaining too many votes
Tells them what voters care about, so they can talk about it
It allows them to hire more staff and run more ads
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Which source did we put on the left side of the spectrum (more liberal)?
Newsmax
BBC News
OAN
Buzzfeed News
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Which source did we put on the left side of the spectrum (more liberal)?
Fox News
Reuters
Breitbart
MSNBC
29
Which propaganda technique is being used?
Glittering Generalities
Plain folks
Transfer
Testimonial
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Used to get an answer that benefits a candidate while hurting his/her opponent:
Exit poll
Tracking poll
Push poll
Benchmark poll
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Due to the way that they make money, media stations must:
Campaign for candidates who want to raise the media tax
Devote part of their on-air time to fundraising efforts
Work closely with lobbyists from various interest groups
Avoid being boring (more viewers = more ad revenue)
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When trying to figure out if something online is true, which question(s) should you ask?
Who do I know that would love to see this?
Is the creator pushing a certain opinion?
Has the image/video appeared somewhere else before? -> Reverse Image Search
Does it have an exaggerated title ("owns!", "destroys!", "unbelievable!")
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Used at the beginning of a campaign to determine which issues are important to voters:
Push poll
Tracking poll
Exit poll
Benchmark poll
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The media claims that Michigan governor knew about the poison water in Flint, but did nothing.
Media as entertainment
Media as agenda-setter
Media as a business
Media as watchdog
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How do media stations make money?
Contributions from interest groups
Private donations (telethons, fundraisers, etc.)
Taxes
Selling advertisements to businesses
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Which propaganda technique is being used?
Transfer
Testimonial
Bandwagon
Card-stacking
