US Government: Unit 6: Practice Quiz 6.03: The Media and Source Credibility

Credibility refers to whether or not a source is trustworthy and believable. True False

True

What is the most persistent bias observed in the news media? Conservative bias A preference to report on conflict and scandal Liberal bias

A preference to report on conflict and scandal

What is the problem with getting news from social media? Opinion-based Biased Sources One-sided Coverage All of these

All of these

Political parties and interest groups do not use media to influence the political and public-policy processes. True False

False

Select the forms of media which influence political and public policy. Select 3 correct answer(s) TV Car Brochure Social Media Print Media School Board Meeting

TV Social Media Print Media

A coalition of environmental groups released a study on how a proposed new housing development would impact local wildlife. Which factor should be considered in evaluating the credibility of the study? public opinion about the housing development cost of publishing the study possible biases of the sponsoring organization use of graphs to display research data

possible biases of the sponsoring organization

A city is considering the construction of a subway system. The city's mayor appoints a panel to study several proposed subway plans. Six months later, the panel publishes a 30-page report documenting its findings. Which factor will contribute to the credibility of the report as a source on the topic? cost of the report to the city qualifications of the writers of the report number of tables and charts in the report length of the report

qualifications of the writers of the report

Researching a civic issue involves determining which sources of information are relevant to the task, identifying the perspective or position of each source, and evaluating the credibility of the sources. What are three things one should consider in determining credibility? Select 3 correct answer(s) the qualifications of the source's author the payment made by the publisher to the source's author evidence of bias the race and gender of the source's author the accuracy and internal consistency of the source

the qualifications of the source's author evidence of bias the accuracy and internal consistency of the source