1 .		The greatest payoff for a politician running for office is to get out and personally meet as many voters as possible. [Hint]  True  False
2 .		Few, if any, presidential administrations devoted as much concern and energy to the president's media appearances than did Ronald Reagan's. [Hint]  True  False
3 .		Prior to the 1960s, the relationship between politicians and the press was cordial. [Hint]  True  False
4 .		Magazines are a major source of political information for most Americans. [Hint]  True  False
5 .		The print media remains the principal source of news and information for most Americans. [Hint]  True  False
6 .		People think television news reports are more believable than newspaper stories. [Hint]  True  False
7 .		Television network news shows tend to be tailored to the most sophisticated and educated audience. [Hint]  True  False
8 .		As technology has enabled the media to pass along information with greater speed, news coverage has become more complete. [Hint]  True  False
9 .		The vast majority of social science studies have found that reporting is not systematically biased toward a particular ideology or party. [Hint]  True  False
10 .		Television news can influence the criteria by which the public evaluates political leaders. [Hint]  True  False
11 .		Political activists depend heavily upon the media to get their ideas placed high on the governmental agenda. [Hint]  True  False
12 .		The media and the use of the media are monopolized by political elites. [Hint]  True  False
13 .		The watchdog orientation of the press tends to be strongly ideologically oriented. [Hint]  True  False
14 .		The rise of the information society has not brought about the rise of the informed society. [Hint]  True  False