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.   World War II
C.   the Vietnam War and Watergate
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.   narrowcasting
B.   selective exposure
C.   investigative journalism
D.   watchdog journalism
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.   the candidates' policy statements to the campaign as a horse race
C.   negative information about the candidates to negative assessments about the parties
D.   sensational information about the candidates to substantive information about the issues
Question #4
Which of the following is a consequence of the rise of narrowcasting?
A.   Young adults are more likely than other age groups to use newspapers and broadcast media as news and information sources.
B.   Most Americans follow politics more frequently and with greater intensity than they follow popular culture.
C.   Young adults are less likely than other age groups to use newspapers and broadcast media as news and information sources.
D.   Narrowcasting has encouraged less repetition of stories on cable news programs.
Question #5
In 1960, one newspaper was sold for every two adults; by 2014, one paper was sold for every __________.
A.   six adults
B.   adult
C.   ten adults
D.   three adults
Question #6
In democracies, the primary interest of publicly owned media is __________.
A.   serving the public interest
B.   entertaining viewers
C.   promoting the government
D.   reducing recidivism
Question #7
The primary interest of privately owned media is __________.
A.   serving the public interest
B.   spreading propaganda
C.   making a profit
D.   informing the public
Question #8
Research suggests that the overriding bias in the news is one toward stories that __________.
A.   draw the largest audience
B.   favor conservatives
C.   favor liberals
D.   put the president in a good light
Question #9
As technology has enabled the media to pass along information with greater speed, news coverage has become __________.
A.   less biased
B.   more homogenous
C.   more objective
D.   less thorough
Question #10
Trial balloons are used for which of the following?
A.   avoiding a political reaction
B.   assessing a political reaction
C.   limiting media bias
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.   symbiotic
B.   antagonistic
C.   cooperative
D.   parasitic
Question #12
An intentional news leak for the purpose of assessing the political reaction it generates is called a(n) __________.
A.   earmark
B.   trial balloon
C.   talking head
D.   press release
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.   selects stories that are especially important to business interests
C.   has minimal effects on the public opinion of viewers
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.   public opinion
B.   policymakers' issue positions
C.   Americans who do not watch TV
D.   Americans' consumption of newspapers
Question #15
Increasing public attention to specific problems is a core feature of the media's __________ power.
A.   investigative
B.   agenda-setting
C.   score-keeping
D.   watchdog
Question #16
Policy entrepreneurs are people who invest __________ in an issue.
A.   financial expertise
B.   their life savings
C.   scant attention
D.   political capital
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.   press conference
C.   policy agenda
D.   news beat
Question #18
Which of the following is a consequence of the rise of television broadcasting?
A.   Individuals have a greater need for political parties to help them make decisions.
B.   The news consumed by the American public is more entertaining than educational.
C.   Groups have greater access to spread their issues and messages to the public.
D.   The American public is better informed about politics and Congress is basing its opinions more on public opinion.
Question #19
The media act as a __________ between the people and policymakers.
A.   key linkage institution
B.   stakeholder
C.   dividing institution
D.   general adversary

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