Alexander hamilton and other members of the federalist party wrote the essays in the federalist papers to convince others to share their views about the constitution. this is an example of which of the following?

media affecting public opinion
public opinion affecting the media
both of the above
none of the above

Both of the above

Explanation:

In this example, both these practices take place. On the one hand, media affects public opinion. This takes place when Hamilton and others write The Federalist Papers (media) in order to convince people of something (public opinion). On the other hand, the opposite process takes place when other people (public opinion) are motivated by the Federalists to share their own views about the Constitution (media).

I don't think it would be verbal because this is when someone says one thing but means something else- usually this would be sarcasm..

I don't think it's dramatic, because that is when the audience knows something that the character don't. An example of this would be in a detective movie where the audience knows that the person committing the crimes is actually the detective's partner, but the detective himself does not yet know this. 

It wouldn't be intentional irony, as this is when someone does something for a comedic purpose; for example if someone misspells something and you respond with a misspelling...

So you're left with C. Situational Irony..
Situational irony is when the opposite of what you expect to happen happens. Now I wouldn't say this completely matches the excerpt, but it would be the closest in my opinion, and here's why.. They were expecting to protect their land, but instead they lost the windmill they had been working on. So rather than the expected outcome of protection, the opposite --destruction-- happened. 

So, while I don't think any of them are an exact match, I would go with C. Situational.