Question 1

President Obama used the presidential press conference more than any other president.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

George W.Bush's decision to embed reporters in the Iraq War was an example of an elected official __________ the news coverage.

Accepted Answer

A) manipulating 
B) exposing 
C) clarifying 
D) repudiating 
A) manipulating 
B) exposing 
C) clarifying 
D) repudiating

Question 3

The __________ enabled newspapers to be more financially independent,moving away from the financial support of political parties to profit from an expanded circulation and advertising.

Accepted Answer

A) reliance on home delivery 
B) yearly subscription fees 
C) penny press 
D) quarterly subscription fees 
A) reliance on home delivery 
B) yearly subscription fees 
C) penny press 
D) quarterly subscription fees

Question 4

Exaggeration and sensationalism are often associated with yellow journalism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What are three factors that limit media influence on public opinion? Focus on one or more of these factors and give an example of how they affected the media's influence on you.

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Discuss three

Question 6

Explain issue framing,using one real-world example of an issue that can be framed two different ways.In your opinion,is framing a good or bad thing? Why?

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Define framing

Question 7

The network news is reporting that a prominent U.S.Senate race is very close,with the polls showing that the incumbent leads the challenger by just two percentage points.This is an example of what type of news coverage?

Accepted Answer

A) horse race coverage 
B) yellow journalism 
C) non-substantive 
D) partisan-based 
A) horse race coverage 
B) yellow journalism 
C) non-substantive 
D) partisan-based

Question 8

Which type of media,with its immediacy,visual imagery,and drama,has an emotional impact that cuts across age groups,educational levels,social classes,and races?

Accepted Answer

A) newspapers 
B) newsmagazines 
C) the Internet 
D) television 
A) newspapers 
B) newsmagazines 
C) the Internet 
D) television

Question 9

Which of the following depends least on the press for political support?

Accepted Answer

A) the Supreme Court 
B) the executive branch 
C) the Senate 
D) the House of Representatives 
A) the Supreme Court 
B) the executive branch 
C) the Senate 
D) the House of Representatives

Question 10

What does "personality over substance" mean as it pertains to political candidates? Is there a case to be made that the media should cover candidates' characters and personalities?

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Explain that t

Question 11

Political campaigns no longer use radio to communicate with voters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

For a potential candidate,looking and sounding good on television are increasingly important.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Most U.S.news media are committed to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) expressing liberal viewpoints 
B) being unbiased 
C) expressing conservative viewpoints 
D) providing international coverage 
A) expressing liberal viewpoints 
B) being unbiased 
C) expressing conservative viewpoints 
D) providing international coverage

Question 14

What is media consolidation,and what role has it had in political reporting?

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Define media c

Question 15

When politicians try to influence the "spin" the media give to their actions or issues,they engage in which of these?

Accepted Answer

A) issue control 
B) issue framing 
C) media control 
D) issue politicizing 
A) issue control 
B) issue framing 
C) media control 
D) issue politicizing

Question 16

__________ held the largest number of press conferences of any president in U.S.history.

Accepted Answer

Franklin D

Question 17

Explain the concept of yellow journalism.What type of new journalism did it give rise to?

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Explain that y

Question 18

Mass media by definition disseminate messages to a large audience for a profit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Fragmentation of the media audience has tended to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) counteract the impact of media conglomeration 
B) increase the probability of media becoming more concentrated 
C) create situations in which the media dictate what is right and wrong 
D) make the audience less concerned with whether the information is true 
A) counteract the impact of media conglomeration 
B) increase the probability of media becoming more concentrated 
C) create situations in which the media dictate what is right and wrong 
D) make the audience less concerned with whether the information is true

Question 20

The majority of Americans sees the press as __________.

Accepted Answer

A) biased toward a particular political party 
B) more conservative than liberal 
C) a watchdog over the government 
D) unlikely to mold public opinion 
A) biased toward a particular political party 
B) more conservative than liberal 
C) a watchdog over the government 
D) unlikely to mold public opinion

President Obama used the presidential press conference more than any other president.

George W.Bush's decision to embed reporters in the Iraq War was an example of an elected official __________ the news coverage.

The __________ enabled newspapers to be more financially independent,moving away from the financial support of political parties to profit from an expanded circulation and advertising.

Exaggeration and sensationalism are often associated with yellow journalism.

What are three factors that limit media influence on public opinion? Focus on one or more of these factors and give an example of how they affected the media's influence on you.

Explain issue framing,using one real-world example of an issue that can be framed two different ways.In your opinion,is framing a good or bad thing? Why?

The network news is reporting that a prominent U.S.Senate race is very close,with the polls showing that the incumbent leads the challenger by just two percentage points.This is an example of what type of news coverage?

Which type of media,with its immediacy,visual imagery,and drama,has an emotional impact that cuts across age groups,educational levels,social classes,and races?

Which of the following depends least on the press for political support?

What does "personality over substance" mean as it pertains to political candidates? Is there a case to be made that the media should cover candidates' characters and personalities?

Political campaigns no longer use radio to communicate with voters.

For a potential candidate,looking and sounding good on television are increasingly important.

Most U.S.news media are committed to __________.

What is media consolidation,and what role has it had in political reporting?

When politicians try to influence the "spin" the media give to their actions or issues,they engage in which of these?

__________ held the largest number of press conferences of any president in U.S.history.

Explain the concept of yellow journalism.What type of new journalism did it give rise to?

Mass media by definition disseminate messages to a large audience for a profit.

Fragmentation of the media audience has tended to __________.

The majority of Americans sees the press as __________.

Constitutional Democracy

Constitutional Foundations

American Federalism

The American Political Landscape

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Public Opinion, ideology, participation, and Voting

Campaigns and Elections

Congress

The Presidency

The Federal Bureaucracy and the Public Policy Process

The Judiciary: the Balancing Branch

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Making Economic Policy

Making Social Policy

Making Foreign and Defense Policy

Filters

Exam 9: The Media and Uspolitics

President Obama used the presidential press conference more than any other president.

George W.Bush's decision to embed reporters in the Iraq War was an example of an elected official __________ the news coverage.

The __________ enabled newspapers to be more financially independent,moving away from the financial support of political parties to profit from an expanded circulation and advertising.

Exaggeration and sensationalism are often associated with yellow journalism.

What are three factors that limit media influence on public opinion? Focus on one or more of these factors and give an example of how they affected the media's influence on you.

Explain issue framing,using one real-world example of an issue that can be framed two different ways.In your opinion,is framing a good or bad thing? Why?

The network news is reporting that a prominent U.S.Senate race is very close,with the polls showing that the incumbent leads the challenger by just two percentage points.This is an example of what type of news coverage?

Which type of media,with its immediacy,visual imagery,and drama,has an emotional impact that cuts across age groups,educational levels,social classes,and races?

Which of the following depends least on the press for political support?

What does "personality over substance" mean as it pertains to political candidates? Is there a case to be made that the media should cover candidates' characters and personalities?

Political campaigns no longer use radio to communicate with voters.

For a potential candidate,looking and sounding good on television are increasingly important.

Most U.S.news media are committed to __________.

What is media consolidation,and what role has it had in political reporting?

When politicians try to influence the "spin" the media give to their actions or issues,they engage in which of these?

__________ held the largest number of press conferences of any president in U.S.history.

Explain the concept of yellow journalism.What type of new journalism did it give rise to?

Mass media by definition disseminate messages to a large audience for a profit.

Fragmentation of the media audience has tended to __________.

The majority of Americans sees the press as __________.

Constitutional Democracy

Constitutional Foundations

American Federalism

The American Political Landscape

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Public Opinion, ideology, participation, and Voting

Campaigns and Elections

Congress

The Presidency

The Federal Bureaucracy and the Public Policy Process

The Judiciary: the Balancing Branch

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Making Economic Policy

Making Social Policy

Making Foreign and Defense Policy

Filters