Political Science 1 - Government of the United States and California » 2019 » Quiz 7

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Question #1
The cozy relationship between politicians and the press in the twentieth century lasted until when?
A.   the Iran Hostage Crisis
B.   the Vietnam War and Watergate
C.   World War II
D.   the beginning of Franklin Roosevelt's presidency
Question #2
The increased number of news and infotainment options has resulted in __________ in which media outlets focus on a particular interest and aim at a particular audience.
A.   investigative journalism
B.   watchdog journalism
C.   narrowcasting
D.   selective exposure
Question #3
Thomas Patterson's careful analysis of campaign reporting has shown that since 1960, its emphasis has changed dramatically from __________.
A.   covering events to covering ideas
B.   negative information about the candidates to negative assessments about the parties
C.   sensational information about the candidates to substantive information about the issues
D.   the candidates' policy statements to the campaign as a horse race
Question #4
Which of the following is a consequence of the rise of narrowcasting?
A.   Most Americans follow politics more frequently and with greater intensity than they follow popular culture.
B.   Narrowcasting has encouraged less repetition of stories on cable news programs.
C.   Young adults are more likely than other age groups to use newspapers and broadcast media as news and information sources.
D.   Young adults are less likely than other age groups to use newspapers and broadcast media as news and information sources.
Question #5
In 1960, one newspaper was sold for every two adults; by 2014, one paper was sold for every __________.
A.   adult
B.   six adults
C.   three adults
D.   ten adults
Question #6
In democracies, the primary interest of publicly owned media is __________.
A.   promoting the government
B.   serving the public interest
C.   entertaining viewers
D.   reducing recidivism
Question #7
The primary interest of privately owned media is __________.
A.   spreading propaganda
B.   making a profit
C.   informing the public
D.   serving the public interest
Question #8
Research suggests that the overriding bias in the news is one toward stories that __________.
A.   put the president in a good light
B.   favor conservatives
C.   draw the largest audience
D.   favor liberals
Question #9
As technology has enabled the media to pass along information with greater speed, news coverage has become __________.
A.   more homogenous
B.   less biased
C.   less thorough
D.   more objective
Question #10
Trial balloons are used for which of the following?
A.   avoiding a political reaction
B.   limiting media bias
C.   assessing a political reaction
D.   exposing media bias
Question #11
Politicians and journalists have a(n) __________ relationship: Politicians rely on journalists to get out their message, and journalists rely on politicians to keep them in the know.
A.   antagonistic
B.   cooperative
C.   parasitic
D.   symbiotic
Question #12
An intentional news leak for the purpose of assessing the political reaction it generates is called a(n) __________.
A.   trial balloon
B.   earmark
C.   press release
D.   talking head
Question #13
Iyengar and Kinder's research found that TV news __________.
A.   discourages citizens from voting by focusing on the imperfections of the democratic system
B.   has minimal effects on the public opinion of viewers
C.   selects stories that are especially important to business interests
D.   can alter the priorities Americans attach to problems depending on which stories are covered
Question #14
The "minimal effects hypothesis" suggested that the media have a minimal effect on __________.
A.   Americans who do not watch TV
B.   public opinion
C.   policymakers' issue positions
D.   Americans' consumption of newspapers
Question #15
Increasing public attention to specific problems is a core feature of the media's __________ power.
A.   agenda-setting
B.   investigative
C.   score-keeping
D.   watchdog
Question #16
Policy entrepreneurs are people who invest __________ in an issue.
A.   political capital
B.   scant attention
C.   financial expertise
D.   their life savings
Question #17
Civil rights activists in the 1960s used the media to show Americans the injustice of the treatment of minorities, successfully placing the civil rights issue onto the __________.
A.   policy entrepreneur
B.   policy agenda
C.   news beat
D.   press conference
Question #18
Which of the following is a consequence of the rise of television broadcasting?
A.   The American public is better informed about politics and Congress is basing its opinions more on public opinion.
B.   Groups have greater access to spread their issues and messages to the public.
C.   Individuals have a greater need for political parties to help them make decisions.
D.   The news consumed by the American public is more entertaining than educational.
Question #19
The media act as a __________ between the people and policymakers.
A.   stakeholder
B.   dividing institution
C.   general adversary
D.   key linkage institution

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