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True/False Quiz


This activity contains 20 questions.

Question 1
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Open Hint for Question 1 in a new window		 The central idea of democracy is that ordinary citizens should control what their government does.
   
 
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Question 2
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Open Hint for Question 2 in a new window		 The media are not considered actors in American politics, but instead they are seen as outside factors simply observing and reporting what goes on in politics.
   
 
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Question 3
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Open Hint for Question 3 in a new window		 By and large, newspapers were more partisan in the earlier part of our nation's history than they are today.
   
 
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Question 4
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Open Hint for Question 4 in a new window		 The growth of telegraphed national news and large-circulation newspapers led to a new sort of news that was bland, with "objective" news stories that relied heavily on interviews and that scrupulously attributed all opinions to named sources.
   
 
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Question 5
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Open Hint for Question 5 in a new window		 By 1963, television had become the major source for news for most Americans.
   
 
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Question 6
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Open Hint for Question 6 in a new window		 There has been a strong tendency for newspapers to merge.
   
 
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Question 7
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Open Hint for Question 7 in a new window		 Most newspapers and television stations today rely on the same sources for news.
   
 
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Question 8
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Open Hint for Question 8 in a new window		 An effect of the centralization and unification of the mass media has been an increase in news coverage of controversial topics.
   
 
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Question 9
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Open Hint for Question 9 in a new window		 Except for coverage of a few favorite nations, foreign news coverage in the United States tends to be episodic.
   
 
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Question 10
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Open Hint for Question 10 in a new window		 Most news stories are drawn from situations over which the newsmakers have substantial control, such as news conferences.
   
 
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Question 11
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Open Hint for Question 11 in a new window		 Mutually beneficial relationships tend to develop between government officials and reporters because reporters need access and information while officials want favorable publicity.
   
 
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Question 12
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Open Hint for Question 12 in a new window		 Even though reporters rely heavily on official government sources for information, public officials have little, if any, control over what journalists report and how they report the news.
   
 
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Question 13
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Open Hint for Question 13 in a new window		 Most interpretation of the news is left up to "experts" who are asked by reporters to comment on current events.
   
 
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Question 14
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Open Hint for Question 14 in a new window		 The experts and commentators featured in the media reflect a broad spectrum of opinion.
   
 
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Question 15
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Open Hint for Question 15 in a new window		 A great deal of systematic evidence suggests that the personal values of reporters and journalists dramatically affect their work.
   
 
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Question 16
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Open Hint for Question 16 in a new window		 The owners and top managers of most media corporations tend to be very conservative.
   
 
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Question 17
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Open Hint for Question 17 in a new window		 The media have little effect on people's policy preferences.
   
 
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Question 18
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Open Hint for Question 18 in a new window		 The government has less legal control over the media in the United States than in most other countries in the world.
   
 
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Question 19
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Open Hint for Question 19 in a new window		 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) does not have any power to pressure television and radio stations to provide a certain number of hours of news and public affairs broadcasting.
   
 
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Question 20
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Open Hint for Question 20 in a new window		 Equal time provisions of the 1934 Communications Act cannot be suspended by the government for any reason.
   
 
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