What is "Bandwagon" Propaganda?

Makes you think everyone is doing it-- so you should, too!

What is "Transfer" Propaganda?

An appeal to imagine themselves as part of a picture.

The national debt is...

money owed by the United States

The definition of Plain folk is...

The advertiser says that people just like you use a product.

What is the difference between a PAC and a Super PAC?

A PAC has contribution “caps” & a Super PAC does not.

discretionary spending spending is what?

spending that Congress decides on each year

What is "Card-Stacking" Propaganda?

Using an unfair comparison or omitting facts.

What is a swing state?

A state where candidates from both parties have won in the past.

Interest groups use political action committees (PACS) to

raise and spend money on election campaigns

What is Political action committee

Collects voluntary contributions from members of fund political candidates

Manditory Spending is...

$ which is spent on certain programs as required by the law

How can minor parties affect the election of the president?

by taking votes away from another candidate

The most significant effect of minor political parties during the 20th century was that they

suggested reform ideas that later became laws.

What is an intrest group?

People with a common intrest who try to influence

Why are minor parties important?

They can influence platforms of major parties

What is "Testimonial" Propaganda?

Makes you think celebrities do it-- so you should, too!

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1
What do the parties do?
select candidates
feed white house pets
declare war
organize tea parties
2
Which group of people is most likely to vote?
Retired Americans
Low income families
immigrants
College Students
3
What is "Bandwagon" Propaganda?
Uses fear to persuade you to a particular course of action
Makes you think everyone is doing it-- so you should, too!
Makes a political candidate seem like a normal person
4
Which entitlement programs are for the poor?
Medicaid
Social Security
Welfare
Medicare
5
Minor political parties in a two-party system.
other parties
coalition parties
third parties
multiparties
6
Which propaganda technique could be considered the "opposite" of plain folks?
Bandwagon
Testimonial
Repetition
Name Calling
7
What is "Transfer" Propaganda?
An appeal to imagine themselves as part of a picture.
Switching places with a celebrity
Moving goods from one place to another
8
The national debt is...
money owed by the United States
money owed to the United States
is almost always under $12
A New Wave Disco group from Toronto
9
The definition of Plain folk is...
The advertiser says that people just like you use a product.
A product is endorsed by a celebrity.
The ad appeals to people’s fears, joys, sense of nostalgia.
The advertiser makes you feel like you need the product.
10
All of the following are types of minor parties EXCEPT
issue-oriented parties
ideological parties
splinter or personality parties
broad consensus parties
11
What is the difference between a PAC and a Super PAC?
PACs are independent & Super PACS are politically associated
A Super PAC has contribution “caps” & a PAC does not.
A Super PAC is just bigger than a PAC; no other differences.
A PAC has contribution “caps” & a Super PAC does not.
12
What is the US National Debt?
$19.9 billion
$19.9 quadrillion
$28.9 trillion
$19.9 trillion
13
discretionary spending spending is what?
spending that is required by the president
spending that is required by law
spending that is decided by the public
spending that Congress decides on each year
14
All of the following are entitlement programs EXCEPT:
Interest
Social Security
Medicare
Medicaid
15
What is "Card-Stacking" Propaganda?
Piling on information about something
Making a house of cards during your commercial.
Using an unfair comparison or omitting facts.
16
What is a swing state?
A state that has the biggest population.
A state where candidates from both parties have won in the past.
A state that does not count in an election.
A state where no one votes.
17
This is not an entitlement program
social security
defense spending
unemployment compensation
medicare
18
The US spends more on descretionary spending than manditory spending
True
False
19
Interest groups use political action committees (PACS) to
raise and spend money on election campaigns
provide expertise to members of Congress
hire policy experts who will promote views in the media
lobby the executive bureaucracy
20
What type of tax do you pay at the store?
Payroll tax
Sales tax
Property tax
21
What Political Parties symbol is an Elephant?
Democrat Party
Constitution Party
Republican Party
Libertarian Party
22
Which entitlement programs are for the elderly?
Social Security
Welfare
Medicare
Medicaid
23
What is Political action committee
A way for citizens to vote on state or local laws
Matters of debate or dispute
Collects voluntary contributions from members of fund political candidates
Final election in which voters choose leaders from candidates
24
What Political Parties symbol is a Donkey?
Republican
Green
Democrat
Libertarian
25
Manditory Spending is...
$ set aside pay back portions of debt to the federal reserve
$ which is spent on certain programs as required by the law
$ politicians spend to keep ppl happy and insure re-election
Money the US Government must spend to keep operating
26
a person who represents intrest groups and raise moeny for campaigns is a...
lobbyist
judge
police officer
citizen
27
How can minor parties affect the election of the president?
by taking votes away from another candidate
by producing votes for the senators
by nominating a charismatic leader
by acting in a bipartisan manner
28
The most significant effect of minor political parties during the 20th century was that they
elected many of their party leaders to the presidency.
suggested reform ideas that later became laws.
had little impact on the major parties.
influenced only local levels of government.
29
What is an intrest group?
People with a common intrest who try to influence
An organization ran by the yee haws
Organization that premotes the common thought
Organization that disagrees on everything
30
Why are minor parties important?
They often win the presidency
They strengthen the major parties
They can influence platforms of major parties
They force the major parties to form coalitions with them
31
What is "Testimonial" Propaganda?
Makes a political candidate seem like a normal person
Makes you think everyone is doing it-- so you should, too!
Makes you think celebrities do it-- so you should, too!

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