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POSC Quiz #6
POSC Quiz #6
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Which is NOT a type of economic interest group?
Labor group
Single-issue group
Business group
Farm group
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What is objective journalism?
Reporting the channel's partisan opinions
Convincing the audience of a particular side
Telling lies to cause chaos
Reporting the facts and covering both sides of a partisan debate
3
which candidates do PACs support?
They support everyone equally
Challenger candidates
Incumbent candidates
They support no one
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What level of government gets the most coverage from the media?
State government
They are all covered equally
National government
Local government
5
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is an example of which type of interest group?
Farm group
Harry Potter group
Single issue group
Professional group
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Which is NOT a characteristic of the news?
It is boring
It is dramatic
It is compelling
It is timely
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What reporting tactic does the media use the most to describe elections?
Adversarial journalism
Pack journalism
Horse-race reporting
Rolling dice
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What percentage of PAC's represent business-related interests?
90%
0%
10%
63%
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Which news station is watched most by Republicans?
CNN
Fox News
National Public Radio (NPR)
MSNBC
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What is the definition of an interest group? (Lecture definition)
A group of people with a shared cultural identity
A group of people who support Democratic candidates
A group who share a common interest and work to achieve a political goal
A group of people who own cats
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Are wealthy or poor people better represented by interest groups?
Poor people
Wealthy people
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Which is NOT a benefit someone could receive from an interest group?
Material
Financial
Solidarity
Informational
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What is an iron triangle?
a triangle made out of solid iron
An alliance between economists and the president's chief of staff
An alliance between an interest group, key executives, and legislators
An alliance between the president and the speaker of the house
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Which is NOT a function of the media?
Creating laws
Watchdog
Common-carrier
Signalling
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Which state is NOT heavily covered by the media
New York
Florida
South Dakota
California
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Which type of interest group gets its own special category?
Professional group
Government group
Farm group
Business group
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If you get a bracelet from an interest group, what type of benefit did you receive?
Material benefit
Solidarity benefit
Informational benefit
Purposive benefit
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The Southern California League of Cities (SCLC) is an example of which type of interest group?
Professional group
Government group
Single-issue group
Farm group
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How does America compare to other countries in terms of group membership?
Group membership is the same
Group membership is higher in America
Group membership is lower in America
There is no correlation
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What is pack journalism?
the tendency of the media to raise money for candidates
the tendency of the media to highlight and cover the same stories
the tendency of the media to buy Harry Potter merchandise
the tendency of the media to spread fake news
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What is the collective action problem faced by most interest groups?
Free rider problem
Split ticket problem
Fascism
Equity problem
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What is "horse-race" reporting for elections?
Flipping coins to decide who's ahead in the race
Naming candidates after famous horses
Reporting on who’s ahead and who’s behind
Inviting two opposing party leaders to debate on your channel
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What is adversarial journalism?
Punching the other media leaders in the face
Pitting two sides against each other instead of explaining the issues
Raising money for a particular political cause
Covering the same material as every other news channel
