Evaluating Different Media in Social Studies Answers

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What are the main ideas of this poster? Choose three answers.

A
Women are encouraged to pursue work outside of the home during the war.
B
Women can select jobs that correspond to their interests or skills.
C
Jobs related to wartime industries have the greatest need of workers.
D
Jobs in industry, agriculture, and business are specifically in need of workers.
E
Women’s right to work in these industries will be supported after the war.
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The picture shows an advertisement for basketballs.

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A
It claims that everyone agrees that these basketballs are the best.
B
It details how these basketballs will improve performance.
C
It provides stats about players who use these basketballs.
D
It uses a celebrity to endorse these basketballs.
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Bias is best defined as the

A
ability to describe the main points of a source.
B
tendency to view something in a particular way.
C
ability to recognize all relevant evidence.
D
reason for a person’s choices or actions.
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The main purpose of political action committees is to

A
implement government public service announcements.
B
try to get the public to support political goals or candidates.
C
develop advertisements for government public initiatives.
D
reelect presidential candidates through advertising campaigns.
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Which statements about these athletes best demonstrate bias? Choose two answers.

A
Dante Ferris is the best wide receiver in the league.
B
Anthony Hall has more receptions than CJ Ramirez.
C
Anthony Hall has the fewest number of touchdowns.
D
CJ Ramirez is the worst of these three players.
E
Dante Ferris has the most receptions and touchdowns.
F
CJ Ramirez ran for more yards than either Ferris or Hall.
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The picture shows an advertisement for basketballs.

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A
The advertisement attempts to change people’s opinions about basketball.
B
The advertisement tries to gain people’s support for change in basketball.
C
The advertisement tries to get people to buy Double Dunk basketballs.
D
The advertisement encourages people to play basketball to be healthy.
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The image shows a still from President Ronald Reagan’s campaign television ad.

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A
It was paid for by Reagan-Bush campaign funds.
B
It claims that Reagan is the best choice for president.
C
It includes objective details to support its claim.
D
It focuses on political ideas to motivate the viewer.
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The billboard shows Gerald Ford before the 1948 Republican primary.

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A
to get more working people to run for Congress
B
to encourage people to vote for Gerald Ford’s opponent
C
to encourage people to vote for Gerald Ford
D
to get people to vote in the September 14th election
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The poster shows strategies to convey excitement about women in the workforce during the war.

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A
The text supports women finding the job that best suits them.
B
The quotation uses an exclamation point to imply excitement.
C
The woman is smiling and looks happy while at work.
D
The text promises women freedom from the home.
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The poster shows a flu vaccine campaign from the CDC.

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A
It shows someone who is famous.
B
It promotes the idea of self-preservation.
C
It uses social pressures to protect those at high risk.
D
It provides statistics on the dangers of the flu.

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