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Civics APEX Unit 4
What Role Does The Mass Media Play?
Which is a civic duty?
Civics APEX Unit 4
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Which is a civic duty?
Vote in elections
Obey laws
Hold a job
Volunteer in your community
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What Role Does The Mass Media Play?
A Role of Law
A Watchdog Role
A Government Role
A Helping Role
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What are the two major political parties in the U.S.?
Federalist and Anti-Federalist
Senate and House of Representatives
Democratic and Republican
Judicial and Executive
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An organized group of people who share similar political views.
Anarchist
Issue-Based Platforms
Political Office
Political Parties
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What are glittering generalities
Slogan and phrases without real meaning
Attaching candidate to someone else's success
Using a famous person to gain support
Using mean words to attack someone
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It is likely that all of the following are functions of political parties except to
nominate and campaign for candidates.
debate and decide on the party platform.
hear and decide court cases.
inform the public and officials of major issues.
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Who would you NOT vote for in federal elections
Senators
President
Mayors
Representatives
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Which is a civic responsibility?
Serving on a jury
Registering for the Selective Service
Voting in elections
Obeying laws
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______ are the more liberal, or left leaning party?
Democrats
Reform
Republicans
Libertarian
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Civic Duties are _________
Voluntary
Against the law
Freedoms
Required
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Bandwagon
Feeling bad about someones negative association
Feeling good about someones positive association
A famous person talks about how something has helped them
Everyone is doing it! You should too
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An Interest Group is a
Group of people with little political involvement
A private organization whose members share views
Organization whose members are not involved in politics
Group of people who are only interested in peaceful protests
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What is a testimonial?
A famous person endorsing a product or person.
A test that is really difficult
A family member endorsing a person.
A friend saying a product is cool
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Republican voters generally have traditional views about the constitution
True
False
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Propaganda
To give out money to help a cause or a person.
The spreading of gossip to help an army.
The prohibition of ideas or rumor to help or injure a cause or a person.
The spreading of ideas or rumor to help or injure a cause or a person.
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Republicans are the more conservative party.
False
True
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What type of primary allows ONLY members of a specific political party to vote?
Mixed
Caucaus
Open
Closed
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Negative/Attack Ads
Everyone is doing it! You should too
Words sound good, but the meaning is unclear
Smears or damages an opponent
A famous person announces support for someone
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What is Naturalization?
Getting deported
Limits of rights
To grant full citizenship to a foreigner
Us Citizen
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Which is NOT part of the naturalization process?
Live in the U.S for 30 years
Pass the civics test
Take the oath of allegiance
Fill out an application
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The final step in the naturalization process is . . .
swearing an oath of allegiance to the US.
completing an application form.
visiting the White House.
having a working knowledge of English.
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Civic responsibilities are
Things we usually do
Things we must do
Things we should do
Things we sometimes do
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Who officially elects the president according to the US Constitution
people
Supreme Court justices
state governors
Electoral College
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Propaganda can be defined as
a flavour of popcorn
A native tree of Queensland
biased & misleading information to promote a point of view
unbiased information
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How many electoral votes are needed to win the presidency?
100
538
50
270
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Who do you vote for in local elections?
president
Congress members
school board members
governor
