Exam 10: The Media

When presidential candidates John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon debated in 1960, those people who heard about the debate by which of the following methods thought Kennedy had won while people who learned about the debate through other media thought Nixon had won?

In January 2013, the government shut down as part of a sequestration. Some reports focused more on negative consequences of sequestration, while others discussed how Tea Party members of Congress pushed for fiscal responsibility. What aspect of agenda setting does this represent?

The 1996 Telecommunications Act did which of the following?

The main focus of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 was to do which of the following?

A single corporation can offer television, phone, and Internet services due to which of the following?

The question of whether the fairness doctrine ought to be reestablished has been which of the following?

Which of the following is a potential problem with concentrated media ownership?

Analyze how agenda setting affects public opinion.

In 1934, Congress created which of the following-now a powerful agency that regulates all forms of electronic media, including radio, television and cable television, cell phones, and even wireless networks?

Evaluate the concerns over media bias.

Framing is best defined as influence on which of the following?

Planning photogenic and interesting events and granting favors to reporters are part of political campaigns' efforts to do which of the following?

The distribution and regulation of frequencies for electronic media is the responsibility of which of the following?

Most journalists follow a code of professional ethics that dictates which of the following?

Which of the following statements about the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is most accurate?

Forms of communication, including radio and television, that have a broad reach to many people are known as which of the following?

Analyze the government's history of regulation of media content, including rules historically used to regulate content and how different media outlets are treated.

Analyze the functions of the media in American society. Identify those functions that are essential to the democratic process.

Evaluate the impact of presidential debates on the outcome of the election.

Analyze what research shows with respect to the political leanings of major news media reporters and the impact that this has on political news coverage.