Question

Please check my answers 1. Political parties and interest groups differ in which of the following ways?

A. Individual interest groups infuse more money into politics than political parties.
B. Interest groups represent ideologies of members, whereas political parties do not represent ideologies.
C. Political parties focus on a wide range of issues; interest groups are more narrowly focused.
D. The two major political parties rarely welcome the support of interest groups.
My guess is D. 2. How has the data shown in the infographic impacted American democracy?
A. These forms of media are more accurate than other forms.
B. The mass media provide citizens with information more quickly than in the past.
C. The mass media are subject to more governmental censorship.
D. The mass media are dependent upon public financing.
My guess is B. 3. American media is effective at doing which of the following? Select all that apply.
A. highlighting positive news stories B. holding public officials accountable C. influencing the public agenda D. providing equal coverage of all issues My guesses are C&D

Answer 1

Based on the given questions above, here are the answers.
1. Political parties and interest groups differ in that, political parties focus on a wide range of issues; interest groups are more narrowly focused. Interest groups typically seek more specific policy goals than parties. The answer would be option C.
2. The data as shown in the infographic impacted American democracy in that the mass media provide citizens with information more quickly than in the past. The answer is option B.
3. American media is effective at influencing the public agenda and providing equal coverage of all issues.
Hope these answers help.

Answer 2

1. C

Political parties and interest groups differ because political parties focus on a wide range of issues; interest groups are more narrowly focused. A political party is kind of a way of living that involves a broad variety of elements because life itself and people who vote are interested in health, economy, environment etc, while interest groups choose to focus on the interest.

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2. B

The data shown in the infographic impacted American democracy in a way that the mass media provide citizens with information more quickly than in the past. This make sense considering the power that internet and television have in the spread of the news on a global audience, in comparison with old news methods.

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3. B and C

American media is effective at holding public officials accountable and influencing the public agenda. Accountability and influence are two of the main function of the media, some have one aspect more prominent that the other, but they do coexist in every level. No one is absolutely impartial, even if it should be a journalist number one goal.