Question 1

More Americans now read the news online than read a print newspaper.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Most leaks come from low-level government bureaucrats,and they are almost never used in news coverage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Throughout the nineteenth century,political parties controlled and subsidized newspapers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Approximately ______ percent of news coverage in American newspapers is devoted to international events.

Accepted Answer

A)  5 
B)  20 
C)  33 
D)  50 
E)  75 
A)  5 
B)  20 
C)  33 
D)  50 
E)  75

Question 5

Besides their ideological biases,journalists also exhibit selection biases in favor of news stories they view as

Accepted Answer

A)  favorable to leaders and issues they support. 
B)  having a great deal of dramatic or entertainment value. 
C)  important for the public to be aware of. 
D)  sympathetic to the government as a whole. 
E)  critical of leaders and issues they oppose. 
A)  favorable to leaders and issues they support. 
B)  having a great deal of dramatic or entertainment value. 
C)  important for the public to be aware of. 
D)  sympathetic to the government as a whole. 
E)  critical of leaders and issues they oppose.

Question 6

Which of the following best describes the relationship between the government and the media in the United States today?

Accepted Answer

A)  The government controls most media content through regulations and tightly controlled press briefings. 
B)  The government owns,but does not control,the major sources of media. 
C)  The government does not own but regulates the content and ownership of broadcast media. 
D)  Broadcast media are not regulated in the United States. 
E)  The government heavily regulates print media but imposes no regulations on radio and television broadcasts. 
A)  The government controls most media content through regulations and tightly controlled press briefings. 
B)  The government owns,but does not control,the major sources of media. 
C)  The government does not own but regulates the content and ownership of broadcast media. 
D)  Broadcast media are not regulated in the United States. 
E)  The government heavily regulates print media but imposes no regulations on radio and television broadcasts.

Question 7

The development of media giants with access to a variety of media holdings raises the question of whether

Accepted Answer

A)  local newspapers are no longer a viable source of news. 
B)  the level of censorship and manipulation of news media by the federal government will increase. 
C)  there is enough competition among the media to produce a diverse set of views and opinions. 
D)  there is a large enough audience for all of the news media sources that have proliferated in the last decade. 
E)  government has the authority to regulate corporations that are so large. 
A)  local newspapers are no longer a viable source of news. 
B)  the level of censorship and manipulation of news media by the federal government will increase. 
C)  there is enough competition among the media to produce a diverse set of views and opinions. 
D)  there is a large enough audience for all of the news media sources that have proliferated in the last decade. 
E)  government has the authority to regulate corporations that are so large.

Question 8

According to the text,which of the following is the most important,but not the most popular,source of news?

Accepted Answer

A)  radio 
B)  television 
C)  the Internet 
D)  newspapers 
E)  magazines 
A)  radio 
B)  television 
C)  the Internet 
D)  newspapers 
E)  magazines

Question 9

Google News and Real Clear Politics are good examples of

Accepted Answer

A)  digital citizenship. 
B)  nonprofit journalism. 
C)  the penny press. 
D)  news aggregators. 
E)  niche journalism. 
A)  digital citizenship. 
B)  nonprofit journalism. 
C)  the penny press. 
D)  news aggregators. 
E)  niche journalism.

Question 10

Which statement about the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  The FCC was established in 1965 under President Lyndon Johnson. 
B)  The FCC licenses radio and television stations. 
C)  The FCC bans explicit sexual and excretory references on airwaves during certain hours of the day. 
D)  The FCC does not regulate newspapers. 
E)  The Telecommunications Act of 1996 loosened many FCC restrictions on media ownership. 
A)  The FCC was established in 1965 under President Lyndon Johnson. 
B)  The FCC licenses radio and television stations. 
C)  The FCC bans explicit sexual and excretory references on airwaves during certain hours of the day. 
D)  The FCC does not regulate newspapers. 
E)  The Telecommunications Act of 1996 loosened many FCC restrictions on media ownership.

Question 11

The Valerie Plame affair is important because it illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  how prominent political figures inevitably fail to influence media coverage on important events. 
B)  how selection bias is much less important than ideological bias in understanding media coverage. 
C)  how the preferences of better educated and more affluent segments of the audience have little influence over the content of media coverage. 
D)  the declining homogenization of national news since passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. 
E)  how prominent political figures can manipulate news coverage and secure the publication of stories that serve their purposes through leaking information to journalists. 
A)  how prominent political figures inevitably fail to influence media coverage on important events. 
B)  how selection bias is much less important than ideological bias in understanding media coverage. 
C)  how the preferences of better educated and more affluent segments of the audience have little influence over the content of media coverage. 
D)  the declining homogenization of national news since passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. 
E)  how prominent political figures can manipulate news coverage and secure the publication of stories that serve their purposes through leaking information to journalists.

Question 12

The Communications Decency Act was struck down by the Supreme Court because it violated the

Accepted Answer

A)  First Amendment's right to freedom of speech. 
B)  FCC's equal time rule. 
C)  FCC's right of rebuttal. 
D)  FCC's fairness doctrine. 
E)  Fourteenth Amendment's due process clause. 
A)  First Amendment's right to freedom of speech. 
B)  FCC's equal time rule. 
C)  FCC's right of rebuttal. 
D)  FCC's fairness doctrine. 
E)  Fourteenth Amendment's due process clause.

Question 13

Approximately what percentage of daily newspapers is owned by large media conglomerates?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  40 percent 
D)  55 percent 
E)  75 percent 
A)  10 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  40 percent 
D)  55 percent 
E)  75 percent

Question 14

Cheap,tabloid-style papers produced in the nineteenth century were collectively referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  social media. 
B)  the penny press. 
C)  citizen journalism. 
D)  news aggregators. 
E)  niche journalism. 
A)  social media. 
B)  the penny press. 
C)  citizen journalism. 
D)  news aggregators. 
E)  niche journalism.

Question 15

The______ regulates broadcast media.

Accepted Answer

A)  Federal Bureau of Investigation 
B)  Federal Communications Commission 
C)  Public Broadcast System 
D)  Voice of America 
E)  Department of Commerce 
A)  Federal Bureau of Investigation 
B)  Federal Communications Commission 
C)  Public Broadcast System 
D)  Voice of America 
E)  Department of Commerce

Question 16

The Supreme Court case Red Lion Broadcasting Company v.FCC upheld

Accepted Answer

A)  the fairness doctrine. 
B)  the right of rebuttal. 
C)  the equal time rule. 
D)  framing. 
E)  the agenda-setting provision. 
A)  the fairness doctrine. 
B)  the right of rebuttal. 
C)  the equal time rule. 
D)  framing. 
E)  the agenda-setting provision.

Question 17

Which governmental regulation provides candidates for the same political office equal opportunities to communicate their messages?

Accepted Answer

A)  the right of rebuttal 
B)  the equal time rule 
C)  the fairness doctrine 
D)  the diversity in media doctrine 
E)  the agenda-setting provision 
A)  the right of rebuttal 
B)  the equal time rule 
C)  the fairness doctrine 
D)  the diversity in media doctrine 
E)  the agenda-setting provision

Question 18

Which of the following is not a reason that Americans prefer online news?

Accepted Answer

A)  the convenience of getting the news online 
B)  the up-to-the-moment currency of the information available online 
C)  the depth of the information available online 
D)  the diversity of online viewpoints 
E)  the accuracy and objectivity of the information found online 
A)  the convenience of getting the news online 
B)  the up-to-the-moment currency of the information available online 
C)  the depth of the information available online 
D)  the diversity of online viewpoints 
E)  the accuracy and objectivity of the information found online

Question 19

What percentage of radio stations in the United States are devoted to talk,news,or public affairs?

Accepted Answer

A)  2 percent 
B)  20 percent 
C)  33 percent 
D)  50 percent 
E)  80 percent 
A)  2 percent 
B)  20 percent 
C)  33 percent 
D)  50 percent 
E)  80 percent

Question 20

Why do radio stations repeat the news so often throughout the day?

Accepted Answer

A)  In order for radio news to sink in,people need to hear stories more than once. 
B)  The audience is constantly changing since most people listen to the radio in their cars. 
C)  There is not enough news to fill an entire day's worth of programming. 
D)  Radio news normally provides more headlines than in-depth coverage since it comes directly from the television script. 
E)  The owners of radio stations are legally allowed to devote only a limited amount of time to political stories. 
A)  In order for radio news to sink in,people need to hear stories more than once. 
B)  The audience is constantly changing since most people listen to the radio in their cars. 
C)  There is not enough news to fill an entire day's worth of programming. 
D)  Radio news normally provides more headlines than in-depth coverage since it comes directly from the television script. 
E)  The owners of radio stations are legally allowed to devote only a limited amount of time to political stories.

More Americans now read the news online than read a print newspaper.

Most leaks come from low-level government bureaucrats,and they are almost never used in news coverage.

Throughout the nineteenth century,political parties controlled and subsidized newspapers.

Approximately ______ percent of news coverage in American newspapers is devoted to international events.

Besides their ideological biases,journalists also exhibit selection biases in favor of news stories they view as

Which of the following best describes the relationship between the government and the media in the United States today?

The development of media giants with access to a variety of media holdings raises the question of whether

According to the text,which of the following is the most important,but not the most popular,source of news?

Google News and Real Clear Politics are good examples of

Which statement about the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)is false?

The Valerie Plame affair is important because it illustrates

The Communications Decency Act was struck down by the Supreme Court because it violated the

Approximately what percentage of daily newspapers is owned by large media conglomerates?

Cheap,tabloid-style papers produced in the nineteenth century were collectively referred to as

The______ regulates broadcast media.

The Supreme Court case Red Lion Broadcasting Company v.FCC upheld

Which governmental regulation provides candidates for the same political office equal opportunities to communicate their messages?

Which of the following is not a reason that Americans prefer online news?

What percentage of radio stations in the United States are devoted to talk,news,or public affairs?

Why do radio stations repeat the news so often throughout the day?

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More Americans now read the news online than read a print newspaper.

Most leaks come from low-level government bureaucrats,and they are almost never used in news coverage.

Throughout the nineteenth century,political parties controlled and subsidized newspapers.

Approximately ______ percent of news coverage in American newspapers is devoted to international events.

Besides their ideological biases,journalists also exhibit selection biases in favor of news stories they view as

Which of the following best describes the relationship between the government and the media in the United States today?

The development of media giants with access to a variety of media holdings raises the question of whether

According to the text,which of the following is the most important,but not the most popular,source of news?

Google News and Real Clear Politics are good examples of

Which statement about the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)is false?

The Valerie Plame affair is important because it illustrates

The Communications Decency Act was struck down by the Supreme Court because it violated the

Approximately what percentage of daily newspapers is owned by large media conglomerates?

Cheap,tabloid-style papers produced in the nineteenth century were collectively referred to as

The______ regulates broadcast media.

The Supreme Court case Red Lion Broadcasting Company v.FCC upheld

Which governmental regulation provides candidates for the same political office equal opportunities to communicate their messages?

Which of the following is not a reason that Americans prefer online news?

What percentage of radio stations in the United States are devoted to talk,news,or public affairs?

Why do radio stations repeat the news so often throughout the day?

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

Political Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

Groups and Interests

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy in a Democracy

The Federal Courts

Government and the Economy

Social Policy

Foreign Policy and Democracy

Filters