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Topic 15: The Media
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What is the primary motivator for the media?
Promoting accountability among elected officials.
Making a profit.
Informing the public.
Getting more Democrats elected.
Investigating politicians.
Americans get most of their news from
newspapers.
news magazines.
radio.
the Internet.
television.
Who is most likely to get their political news from talk radio?
Independents.
Republicans.
Liberals.
Moderates.
Democrats.
Who is most likely to use the Internet to get political news?
Liberals.
African Americans.
Younger Americans.
Conservatives.
Retired Americans.
How has the advent of cable television affected how citizens receive political information?
Cable has reached a broader audience and increased the number of hours citizens watch news programs.
Cable has caused more Americans to watch the news in the evening instead of in the morning.
Cable has increased viewing of the nightly network broadcasts.
Cable has allowed viewers to select news programs that are slanted towards their ideological beliefs.
Cable television has had no impact on how Americans receive their news.
Officeholders and candidates often try to influence media coverage by issuing
official statements of intent.
wire services.
campaign position papers.
press releases.
media blitzes.
National press coverage of politics tends to focus on
the Supreme Court.
the Senate.
the president.
the House of Representatives.
the bureaucracy.
How frequently did George W. Bush hold formal press conferences?
Twice a month.
Seldom.
Once a week.
Daily.
Once a month.
Which of the following is a direct consequence of investigative journalism?
Richard Nixon's resignation.
Franklin D. Roosevelt's fireside chats.
Fall of the Berlin Wall.
War against terrorism.
War in Iraq.
Most journalists are
liberal.
not eligible to vote.
moderate.
conservative.
likely to focus on stories about cooperation and consensus.
Most media outlets are
owned by big corporations.
prohibited from showing images of political candidates during an election.
owned by politicians.
reluctant to cover stories that portray the government in a negative light.
operated by the government.
Why does the Federal Communication Commission regulate broadcast television but not cable television?
The primary funding source for broadcast television is government subsidies.
Broadcast television uses public airwaves.
Cable television shows more risqué programming.
Cable television does not reach all American homes.
Broadcast television has a long history of broadcasting inappropriate programming, while cable television does not.
What kind of news coverage faces the most government restrictions?
Coverage that might harm America's image or the morale of American troops.
Wartime coverage on the battlefield.
Coverage of political protests.
Coverage of state and local government.
Coverage of political corruption.
Which president used the radio most effectively?
Ronald Reagan.
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Abraham Lincoln.
Jimmy Carter.
George H. W. Bush.
U.S. news programs are least likely to cover
unusual stories.
news from other parts of the world.
scandalous stories.
natural disasters.
the president.
Which constitutional amendment guarantees freedom of the press?
First Amendment.
Second Amendment.
Fourth Amendment.
Fifth Amendment.
Eighth Amendment.
Which of the following best describes the recent trend regarding newspapers?
The amount of competition in the newspaper industry has been increasing.
The number of "two-paper towns" has been increasing.
The readership of newspapers has been declining.
Younger Americans are more likely to read the newspaper than older Americans.
Wire services have become less popular.
Candidates and officeholders release private information to the media by
conducting public opinion polls.
issuing trial heats.
providing information "on the record."
leaking information to the press.
using feeling thermometers.
How is the news media most clearly biased?
The news media has an ideological bias favoring liberal perspectives.
The news media has an ideological bias favoring conservative perspectives.
The news media has a bias toward getting a good story.
The news media has a bias favoring positive coverage of the president.
The news media has a bias favoring consensus over conflict.
Media coverage of elections tends to focus on
the competition between the candidates.
analyses of policy positions.
voter registration.
issues.
third-party candidates.
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