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Name
CHAPTER
Class
11
Date
Main Idea Activities 11.1
The Political System
VOCABULARY Some terms to understand:
• transmit: to send out or pass on
• inaccurate: incorrect
• favorable: positive or approving
• critically: rationally or logically
• endorsements: approval
• vague: unclear
• representative: typical
ORGANIZING INFORMATION Fill in the appropriate terms or definitions below.
testimonials:
:
use of
unpleasant
label
:
glittering
generalities:
Propaganda
Techniques
plain-folks
appeal:
influence by
saying everyone
is doing it
:
uses facts to
favor a product,
idea
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Chapter 11, Main Idea Activities 11.1, continued
EVALUATING INFORMATION Mark each statement T if it is true or F if it is false.
______ 1. Public opinion refers to one opinion.
______ 2. Our family and friends shape our opinions.
______ 3. Growth of the mass media and advances in technology have decreased the
amount of propaganda.
______ 4. Both a representative and unrepresentative sample of people yield the same
results.
______ 5. Plain-folks appeal propaganda is designed to show the public that the candidate is just like them.
______ 6. Testimonials often involve famous people.
REVIEWING FACTS Choose the correct terms from the following list to complete the
statements below.
public opinion
mass media
1.
propaganda
concealed propaganda
revealed propaganda
poll
makes readers or listeners aware that someone is trying
to influence them.
2. Using a
opinion.
3.
, or survey, is one way to measure public
is defined as the total of the opinions held concerning
a particular issue.
4. In general, spreading ideas to influence people is called
5. Forms of
books, and magazines.
6.
.
include newspapers, television, radio, films,
is information that is presented as being factual while
its sources are kept secret.
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