Question 1

Campaign consultants help campaigns with all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) professional advice and service. 
B) image making. 
C) opinion polling. 
D) selection of a candidate. 
E) advertising strategies. 
A) professional advice and service. 
B) image making. 
C) opinion polling. 
D) selection of a candidate. 
E) advertising strategies. D

Question 2

The government has regulated the broadcast media in some form since

Accepted Answer

A) the 1930s. 
B) the 1940s. 
C) the 1950s. 
D) the 1960s. 
E) its inception. 
A) the 1930s. 
B) the 1940s. 
C) the 1950s. 
D) the 1960s. 
E) its inception. E

Question 3

Roughly what percentage of the public thinks the press is a watchdog of the government?

Accepted Answer

A) 50% 
B) 60% 
C) 40% 
D) 70% 
E) 80% 
A) 50% 
B) 60% 
C) 40% 
D) 70% 
E) 80% D

Question 4

Agenda setting is

Accepted Answer

A) issue framing. 
B) calling public attention to certain issues. 
C) the context of a given an issue or event in a news story that affects public perceptions. 
D) used to establish certain procedural limits on issue reporting. 
E) None of the above 
A) issue framing. 
B) calling public attention to certain issues. 
C) the context of a given an issue or event in a news story that affects public perceptions. 
D) used to establish certain procedural limits on issue reporting. 
E) None of the above

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In recent elections, the media have experimented with a more issue-centered focus.This has been called

Accepted Answer

A) issue advocacy. 
B) civic journalism. 
C) investigatory journalism. 
D) objective journalism. 
E) agenda setting. 
A) issue advocacy. 
B) civic journalism. 
C) investigatory journalism. 
D) objective journalism. 
E) agenda setting.

Question 7

The horse race aspect of journalism refers to the candidate's

Accepted Answer

A) running around the country. 
B) standing in the polls. 
C) winning profile. 
D) grassroots efforts in battleground states. 
E) election strategy. 
A) running around the country. 
B) standing in the polls. 
C) winning profile. 
D) grassroots efforts in battleground states. 
E) election strategy.

Question 8

Movement from financial support of the press by political parties to expanded circulation and more emphasis on advertising led to the development of the penny press.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The nickname "the Great Communicator" is attributed to

Accepted Answer

A) Herbert Hoover. 
B) Franklin 
C) Ronald Reagan. 
D) John F.Kennedy. 
E) Richard Nixon. 
A) Herbert Hoover. 
B) Franklin 
C) Ronald Reagan. 
D) John F.Kennedy. 
E) Richard Nixon.

Question 10

One particularly important source of news on the radio is

Accepted Answer

A) Rush Limbaugh. 
B) Thom Hartman. 
C) National Public Radio. 
D) Sirius. 
E) XM satellite radio. 
A) Rush Limbaugh. 
B) Thom Hartman. 
C) National Public Radio. 
D) Sirius. 
E) XM satellite radio.

Question 11

Jack Anderson and two young Washington Post news reporters, Robert Woodward and Carl Bernstein, broke the story of the

Accepted Answer

A) Watergate scandal. 
B) Teapot Dome scandal. 
C) HUD scandal. 
D) Whitewater scandal. 
E) Pentagon papers. 
A) Watergate scandal. 
B) Teapot Dome scandal. 
C) HUD scandal. 
D) Whitewater scandal. 
E) Pentagon papers.

Question 12

As the press media became more objective and less tied to political parties, candidates in the 1930s came to rely more on radio.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The media have a tendency to focus more attention on candidates in the lead.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Political socialization refers to the process of screening out messages that are inconsistent with previously held views.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Lack of press attention to the policies that are implemented explains

Accepted Answer

A) the gap that exists between national and local politics. 
B) the reason why we know little about heated legislated debate. 
C) the possibility of the government's ability to manipulate what the press covers. 
D) in part why we know little about how government officials go about their business. 
E) None of the above 
A) the gap that exists between national and local politics. 
B) the reason why we know little about heated legislated debate. 
C) the possibility of the government's ability to manipulate what the press covers. 
D) in part why we know little about how government officials go about their business. 
E) None of the above

Question 16

As the press media became more objective and less tied to political parties, candidates in the 1930s came to rely more on

Accepted Answer

A) campaign flyers. 
B) television. 
C) radio. 
D) public speeches. 
E) door to door campaigning. 
A) campaign flyers. 
B) television. 
C) radio. 
D) public speeches. 
E) door to door campaigning.

Question 17

Jack Anderson coined the term "independent journalism".

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What newspaper broke the Watergate scandal?

Accepted Answer

A) The Wall Street Journal 
B) The New York Times 
C) The Boston Globe 
D) The Washington Post 
E) USA Today 
A) The Wall Street Journal 
B) The New York Times 
C) The Boston Globe 
D) The Washington Post 
E) USA Today

Question 19

The Internet began as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) bet between two math professors. 
B) high school science experiment. 
C) outgrowth of IBM's interest in telecommunications. 
D) 1960s Pentagon project. 
E) All of the above 
A) bet between two math professors. 
B) high school science experiment. 
C) outgrowth of IBM's interest in telecommunications. 
D) 1960s Pentagon project. 
E) All of the above

Question 20

Which of the following has the potential to fragment the influence of other media?

Accepted Answer

A) Magazines 
B) Newspapers 
C) Satellite radio 
D) The Internet 
E) Academic journals 
A) Magazines 
B) Newspapers 
C) Satellite radio 
D) The Internet 
E) Academic journals

Exam 10: The Media and US politics

Campaign consultants help campaigns with all of the following EXCEPT

The government has regulated the broadcast media in some form since

Roughly what percentage of the public thinks the press is a watchdog of the government?

Agenda setting is

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

In recent elections, the media have experimented with a more issue-centered focus.This has been called

The horse race aspect of journalism refers to the candidate's

Movement from financial support of the press by political parties to expanded circulation and more emphasis on advertising led to the development of the penny press.

The nickname "the Great Communicator" is attributed to

One particularly important source of news on the radio is

Jack Anderson and two young Washington Post news reporters, Robert Woodward and Carl Bernstein, broke the story of the

As the press media became more objective and less tied to political parties, candidates in the 1930s came to rely more on radio.

The media have a tendency to focus more attention on candidates in the lead.

Political socialization refers to the process of screening out messages that are inconsistent with previously held views.

Lack of press attention to the policies that are implemented explains

As the press media became more objective and less tied to political parties, candidates in the 1930s came to rely more on

Jack Anderson coined the term "independent journalism".

What newspaper broke the Watergate scandal?

The Internet began as a(n)

Which of the following has the potential to fragment the influence of other media?

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