There is a man speaking about how he believes that the minimum wage payment is too low. He tells federal government officials that they should increase the minimum wage to $15.00/hr. He makes the argument that the government is supposed to care for its citizens and that this would allow many people to escape their financial distress. He proposes that for this to occur they could increase the taxes on wealthier people. What are the grounds of this statement?

raise taxes on the wealthy

the government should value caring for its citizens

raise the minimum wage to $15/hour

the minimum wage is too low

Susie has two young daughters who each received a Kinder Egg for receiving high marks in school. Susie is outraged and believes that it is unsafe for her kids to be eating a treat with a toy in it. She worries what would have happened if one of her daughters choked on the toy. Susie researches the problem and writes up her own proposal on why Kinder Eggs should be banned. After a year, it made headlines that a young boy had choked on a Kinder Egg and nearly died. Susie wastes no time sending her proposal to her Congressional representative.

The media covering the boy choking on the Kinder Egg was a:

cultural opportunity

policy proposal

problem amplification

political opportunity

In Stranger Things 3, Dustin and Steve are convinced that the Soviet government is occupying Hawkins, IN and performing experiments. They try to raise the alarm on this troubling idea yet lack the appropriate connections to capture the attention of the public. In this example, Dustin and Steve are:

insider claimsmakers

outsider claimsmakers

expert claimsmakers

secondary claimsmakers

TheToday Show, a morning news talk show, decides to cover Moms Demand Action, a gun legislation group. They decide to focus solely on the group's call for gun control, leaving out their work to hand out free gun safety locks and gun cabinets to people who already own guns.

What has the talk show created here:

a cultural resource

a newshole

a primary claim

a secondary claim

You hear a scientist on a talk show making the case that we need to care about climate change because the Earth's temperature is rising. They list a lot of data points to show how this is happening. What perspective are they using to try to make their case?

effectivist

constructionist

objectivist

subjectivist

A group of individuals is upset about the current proposed legislation regarding education requirements in Indiana. Which of the following actions would lead to the state legislators learning about their complaints most quickly and effectively?

activists passing out flyers to gain general public support

organizations hiring lobbyists to represent the issue

experts going on news programs to talk about the current legislation using empirical evidence

several organizations coming together to hold a rally in front of the capital

JuneOffredis a senior analyst at the Census Bureau. She becomes concerned about the way the Census is collecting data about ethnoracialidentities and wants to change these questions on the upcoming survey instrument. What kind of claimsmakeris June?

amplification claimsmaker

insider claimsmaker

outsider claimsmaker

antagonistic claimsmaker