AP GOV UNIT 5 TEST BANK
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is a Political Action Committee (PAC)?. ANSWER -An organization that solicits
campaign contributions from like-minded individuals and distributes them to political
candidates
What is lobbying?. ANSWER -Communication as a representative of a group with
government officials to persuade them to support a particular policy
Why are campaign contributions so important for interest groups seeking to influence
government?. ANSWER -Groups can offer contributions in return for favorable votes on
pending legislation
Which of the following is an example of a single-issue interest group?. ANSWER -
Mother's Against Drunk Driving
Based on the graph, which of the following was most financially invested in lobbying from
2009-2015?. ANSWER -Pharmaceuticals
Why might the top two categories on this graph have been priorities during the Obama
administration?. ANSWER -The economic crisis led to severe Medicaid and Medicare cuts
Based on the cartoon above, which of the following do elitists generally argue?. ANSWER
-All legitimate groups are able to affect public policy by one means or another
In our democracy political parties, interest groups, elections and media are examples of.
ANSWER -Linkage institutions
If political parties primarily want to win elections what do interest groups primarily want
to do?. ANSWER -Choose candidates
, Television became extremely important in political campaigns beginning in. ANSWER -
1960
Which of the following accurately describes the cartoonist's message?. ANSWER -The
rise of the Internet led to the decline of the newspaper industry
The agenda-setting function of the media refers to the power to. ANSWER -Decide
which issues are important enough to bring to public attention
Which body did Congress create in 1934 to regulate the use of the airwaves?. ANSWER -
Federal Communications Commission
The Supreme Court ruled that the government could not prevent publication of the
Pentagon Papers by the New York Times in a case known as. ANSWER -New York
Times v. U.S
The media plays a number of important roles in today's political arena.
Which role is being played in the following scenario?
"Today the New York Times exposed a presidential scandal that is bound to raise up those
in Congress calling for an impeachment.". ANSWER -Scorekeeper
Which of the following federal executive agencies is given the task of regulating media?.
ANSWER -Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Thomas Friedman has said,
"When widely followed public figures feel free to say anything, without any fact-checking,
it becomes impossible for a democracy to think intelligently about big issues."
He appears to be warning us about. ANSWER -The dangers of "fake news"
LATEST UPDATE!
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is a Political Action Committee (PAC)?. ANSWER -An organization that solicits
campaign contributions from like-minded individuals and distributes them to political
candidates
What is lobbying?. ANSWER -Communication as a representative of a group with
government officials to persuade them to support a particular policy
Why are campaign contributions so important for interest groups seeking to influence
government?. ANSWER -Groups can offer contributions in return for favorable votes on
pending legislation
Which of the following is an example of a single-issue interest group?. ANSWER -
Mother's Against Drunk Driving
Based on the graph, which of the following was most financially invested in lobbying from
2009-2015?. ANSWER -Pharmaceuticals
Why might the top two categories on this graph have been priorities during the Obama
administration?. ANSWER -The economic crisis led to severe Medicaid and Medicare cuts
Based on the cartoon above, which of the following do elitists generally argue?. ANSWER
-All legitimate groups are able to affect public policy by one means or another
In our democracy political parties, interest groups, elections and media are examples of.
ANSWER -Linkage institutions
If political parties primarily want to win elections what do interest groups primarily want
to do?. ANSWER -Choose candidates
, Television became extremely important in political campaigns beginning in. ANSWER -
1960
Which of the following accurately describes the cartoonist's message?. ANSWER -The
rise of the Internet led to the decline of the newspaper industry
The agenda-setting function of the media refers to the power to. ANSWER -Decide
which issues are important enough to bring to public attention
Which body did Congress create in 1934 to regulate the use of the airwaves?. ANSWER -
Federal Communications Commission
The Supreme Court ruled that the government could not prevent publication of the
Pentagon Papers by the New York Times in a case known as. ANSWER -New York
Times v. U.S
The media plays a number of important roles in today's political arena.
Which role is being played in the following scenario?
"Today the New York Times exposed a presidential scandal that is bound to raise up those
in Congress calling for an impeachment.". ANSWER -Scorekeeper
Which of the following federal executive agencies is given the task of regulating media?.
ANSWER -Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Thomas Friedman has said,
"When widely followed public figures feel free to say anything, without any fact-checking,
it becomes impossible for a democracy to think intelligently about big issues."
He appears to be warning us about. ANSWER -The dangers of "fake news"
