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State-Society Relations practice questions

Public opinion — its meaning, features, sources, measurement and influence on public policy — together with the mass media (types, principles, censorship, importance and problems) and political parties, their structure and how they compare with pressure groups.

63 questions in this topic: 35 recall, 23 applying skills and concepts, 4 strategic thinking and 1 extended thinking. Every one carries a written explanation.

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  1. Question 1Recall

    The principle of truthfulness requires media professionals to

    • areport issues as they happened, without changing facts or presenting only part of the information
    • bcover all sides of a story in equal measure
    • coperate free from external control or influence
    • dtake responsibility for what is covered and explain it to the public
  2. Question 2Skills & concepts

    Which of these is given as a democratically legitimate ground for censorship?

    • aProtecting people against defamation and hate speech
    • bPreventing criticism of the governing party's policies
    • cStopping coverage of an opposition party's rally
    • dPreventing reporting of corruption in public office
  3. Question 3Recall

    The Regional Secretariat represents the party at the regional capitals -- that is, across

    • athe 16 regions in Ghana
    • bthe 275 constituencies in Ghana
    • cthe 10 regions in Ghana
    • dthe 261 districts in Ghana
  4. Question 4Recall

    Electronic media are described as forms of mass communication that

    • ause audio-visual and digital platforms and require an electronic connection to access the content
    • buse physical materials such as paper and ink
    • care restricted to television and radio only
    • dare available exclusively to state-owned outlets
  5. Question 5Skills & concepts

    Interest groups and political parties are described in the section as the

    • amobilisers of opinion
    • bguardians of public interest
    • cconduits of information
    • dcustodians of tradition

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