Question 1

Which of the following is not usually considered to be a part of the media?

Accepted Answer

A)  Newspapers 
B)  Television 
C)  Personal correspondence 
D)  Radio 
E)  The Internet 
A)  Newspapers 
B)  Television 
C)  Personal correspondence 
D)  Radio 
E)  The Internet

Question 2

Issues that are perceived by the political community as meriting public attention and governmental action are known as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Infotainment 
B)  The public agenda 
C)  Watchdog news 
D)  Whistleblowing 
E)  Priming news 
A)  Infotainment 
B)  The public agenda 
C)  Watchdog news 
D)  Whistleblowing 
E)  Priming news

Question 3

Which of the following received more negative press according to content analysis of the 2016 presidential campaign?

Accepted Answer

A)  Donald Trump 
B)  Bernie Sanders 
C)  The House of Representatives 
D)  Barack Obama 
E)  Hillary Clinton 
A)  Donald Trump 
B)  Bernie Sanders 
C)  The House of Representatives 
D)  Barack Obama 
E)  Hillary Clinton

Question 4

Analyze how the news media have evolved and adapted to new technologies.

Accepted Answer

The news media have evolved and adapted

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)  The FCC has little control over wireless frequencies because Congress has not given it this authority. 
B)  The media is limited with the stories that they can cover related to the government because of censorship by the FCC. 
C)  The government established the FCC to distribute and regulate the radio, television, and wireless frequencies. 
D)  The Supreme Court ruled that allowing the FCC to regulate interstate telephone service was a violation of the Commerce Act. 
E)  The FCC has permitted large corporations to secure control of the telephone, cable, satellite television, and Internet services. 
A)  The FCC has little control over wireless frequencies because Congress has not given it this authority. 
B)  The media is limited with the stories that they can cover related to the government because of censorship by the FCC. 
C)  The government established the FCC to distribute and regulate the radio, television, and wireless frequencies. 
D)  The Supreme Court ruled that allowing the FCC to regulate interstate telephone service was a violation of the Commerce Act. 
E)  The FCC has permitted large corporations to secure control of the telephone, cable, satellite television, and Internet services.

Question 6

Group leaders who follow news in specific areas are called what type of policy elites?

Accepted Answer

A)  Digital 
B)  Attentive 
C)  Prominent 
D)  Partisan 
E)  Formula 
A)  Digital 
B)  Attentive 
C)  Prominent 
D)  Partisan 
E)  Formula

Question 7

Which of the following refers to news sources such as newspapers, television, radio, and the Internet that provide a large audience with information about the nation and the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mass media 
B)  Social media 
C)  Muckrakers 
D)  Watchdogs 
E)  Electronic media 
A)  Mass media 
B)  Social media 
C)  Muckrakers 
D)  Watchdogs 
E)  Electronic media

Question 8

Which of the following may exist among journalists that possibly could affect campaign coverage in congressional elections?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anti-incumbent bias 
B)  Gender gap 
C)  Age gap 
D)  Income disparity 
E)  Pro-interest group bias 
A)  Anti-incumbent bias 
B)  Gender gap 
C)  Age gap 
D)  Income disparity 
E)  Pro-interest group bias

Question 9

Edward R. Murrow earned his fame via which of the following as he broadcast news of German air raids on London?

Accepted Answer

A)  Television 
B)  Newsprint 
C)  Radio 
D)  The Internet 
E)  News magazines 
A)  Television 
B)  Newsprint 
C)  Radio 
D)  The Internet 
E)  News magazines

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

The government's history of regulation o

Question 11

Evaluate the degree to which the media engages in agenda setting. Provide an example of an item on the agenda right now.

Accepted Answer

The media plays a significant role in ag

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Mass messages 
B)  Journalism 
C)  Popular press 
D)  Media 
E)  News 
A)  Mass messages 
B)  Journalism 
C)  Popular press 
D)  Media 
E)  News

Question 13

According to Gallup Poll data, about half of Americans feel that the news media have what type of bias?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conservative 
B)  Libertarian 
C)  Liberal 
D)  Corporate-leaning 
E)  Undetectable 
A)  Conservative 
B)  Libertarian 
C)  Liberal 
D)  Corporate-leaning 
E)  Undetectable

Which of the following is not usually considered to be a part of the media?

Issues that are perceived by the political community as meriting public attention and governmental action are known as which of the following?

Which of the following received more negative press according to content analysis of the 2016 presidential campaign?

Analyze how the news media have evolved and adapted to new technologies.

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

Group leaders who follow news in specific areas are called what type of policy elites?

Which of the following refers to news sources such as newspapers, television, radio, and the Internet that provide a large audience with information about the nation and the world?

Which of the following may exist among journalists that possibly could affect campaign coverage in congressional elections?

Edward R. Murrow earned his fame via which of the following as he broadcast news of German air raids on London?

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

Evaluate the degree to which the media engages in agenda setting. Provide an example of an item on the agenda right now.

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

According to Gallup Poll data, about half of Americans feel that the news media have what type of bias?

Freedom, Order, or Equality

Majoritarian or Pluralist Democracy

The Constitution

Federalism

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Nominations, Elections, and Campaigns

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Order and Civil Liberties

Equality and Civil Rights

Economic Policy

Policymaking and Domestic Policy

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Exam 6: The Media

Which of the following is not usually considered to be a part of the media?

Issues that are perceived by the political community as meriting public attention and governmental action are known as which of the following?

Which of the following received more negative press according to content analysis of the 2016 presidential campaign?

Analyze how the news media have evolved and adapted to new technologies.

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

Group leaders who follow news in specific areas are called what type of policy elites?

Which of the following refers to news sources such as newspapers, television, radio, and the Internet that provide a large audience with information about the nation and the world?

Which of the following may exist among journalists that possibly could affect campaign coverage in congressional elections?

Edward R. Murrow earned his fame via which of the following as he broadcast news of German air raids on London?

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

Evaluate the degree to which the media engages in agenda setting. Provide an example of an item on the agenda right now.

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

According to Gallup Poll data, about half of Americans feel that the news media have what type of bias?

Freedom, Order, or Equality

Majoritarian or Pluralist Democracy

The Constitution

Federalism

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Nominations, Elections, and Campaigns

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Order and Civil Liberties

Equality and Civil Rights

Economic Policy

Policymaking and Domestic Policy

Filters