Question 1

________ is the power the media have to shape what issues Americans think about and
________ is the power the media have to influence how Americans think about those issues.

Accepted Answer

A) Agenda-setting; framing 
B) Framing; agenda-setting 
C) Framing; priming 
D) Priming; framing 
A) Agenda-setting; framing 
B) Framing; agenda-setting 
C) Framing; priming 
D) Priming; framing

Question 2

The Pentagon Papers were released as a result of

Accepted Answer

A) President Nixon's repudiation of the Johnson administration's strategy in Vietnam. 
B) investigations led by Washington Post reporters in 1972. 
C) a leak by a minor Defense Department staffer. 
D) a Freedom of Information Act request by the American Civil Liberties Union. 
A) President Nixon's repudiation of the Johnson administration's strategy in Vietnam. 
B) investigations led by Washington Post reporters in 1972. 
C) a leak by a minor Defense Department staffer. 
D) a Freedom of Information Act request by the American Civil Liberties Union.

Question 3

"Filter bubbles" appear when

Accepted Answer

A) news aggregation sites include content from a wide variety of sources and give no preference to American media organizations. 
B) search engines automatically screen out information that might challenge or broaden a person's worldview. 
C) journalists choose to cover only those stories that are acceptable to advertisers. 
D) people intentionally expose themselves to perspectives that challenge what they already believe to be true about the political world. 
A) news aggregation sites include content from a wide variety of sources and give no preference to American media organizations. 
B) search engines automatically screen out information that might challenge or broaden a person's worldview. 
C) journalists choose to cover only those stories that are acceptable to advertisers. 
D) people intentionally expose themselves to perspectives that challenge what they already believe to be true about the political world.

Question 4

News produced by individuals and organizations who are not employed as professional journalists
Is called

Accepted Answer

A) advocacy journalism. 
B) adversarial journalism. 
C) citizen journalism. 
D) fake news. 
A) advocacy journalism. 
B) adversarial journalism. 
C) citizen journalism. 
D) fake news.

Question 5

If public concern and interest in data security issues increased after a number of television
And newspaper stories about "hacking," it would be an example of the media's

Accepted Answer

A) agenda-setting power. 
B) framing power. 
C) priming power. 
D) indexing power. 
A) agenda-setting power. 
B) framing power. 
C) priming power. 
D) indexing power.

Question 6

Privately owned media companies in the United States earn most of their revenue from

Accepted Answer

A) advertising. 
B) subscriptions. 
C) government grants. 
D) charitable donations. 
A) advertising. 
B) subscriptions. 
C) government grants. 
D) charitable donations.

Question 7

Which of the following statements best characterizes the traditional news media's relationship to objectivity?

Accepted Answer

A) Given that completely objective reporting is unattainable because people inevitably have biases that shape their understanding of events,journalists do not attempt to be objective and instead report only one side of a story. 
B) While completely objective reporting is unattainable because people inevitably have biases that shape their understanding of events,journalists attempt to be objective by reporting both sides of a story. 
C) Journalists are trained to be objective in their reporting,so their personal biases rarely matter and their coverage of events almost always succeeds in objectively presenting both sides of a story. 
D) The Federal Communications Commission requires that all journalists sign a "pledge of objectivity" before being employed at a media company. 
A) Given that completely objective reporting is unattainable because people inevitably have biases that shape their understanding of events,journalists do not attempt to be objective and instead report only one side of a story. 
B) While completely objective reporting is unattainable because people inevitably have biases that shape their understanding of events,journalists attempt to be objective by reporting both sides of a story. 
C) Journalists are trained to be objective in their reporting,so their personal biases rarely matter and their coverage of events almost always succeeds in objectively presenting both sides of a story. 
D) The Federal Communications Commission requires that all journalists sign a "pledge of objectivity" before being employed at a media company.

Question 8

Social media usage tends to

Accepted Answer

A) have very little impact on politics because most people already have strong political opinions that cannot be shaped by news events. 
B) influence the opinions of older Americans only because younger Americans are more skeptical of the information found on social media. 
C) exaggerate partisan polarization among the mass public because people pick their own friend networks and can avoid disagreeable ideas. 
D) minimize partisan polarization among members of the mass public because people are exposed to new ideas and sources of information. 
A) have very little impact on politics because most people already have strong political opinions that cannot be shaped by news events. 
B) influence the opinions of older Americans only because younger Americans are more skeptical of the information found on social media. 
C) exaggerate partisan polarization among the mass public because people pick their own friend networks and can avoid disagreeable ideas. 
D) minimize partisan polarization among members of the mass public because people are exposed to new ideas and sources of information.

Question 9

Edward Snowden is most known for

Accepted Answer

A) creating and maintain the WikiLeaks site. 
B) leaking the Pentagon Papers to the press. 
C) leaking the material that revealed widespread global surveillance programs by the
U.S.government and major telecommunication companies. 
D) leaking information about the Iraq War to the press while serving as Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff. 
A) creating and maintain the WikiLeaks site. 
B) leaking the Pentagon Papers to the press. 
C) leaking the material that revealed widespread global surveillance programs by the
U.S.government and major telecommunication companies. 
D) leaking information about the Iraq War to the press while serving as Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff.

Question 10

The fact that a decreasing number of companies owns an increasingly large share of the
American media is a concern primarily because

Accepted Answer

A) it limits the ability of all news organizations to remain profitable. 
B) it violates the First Amendment to the Constitution. 
C) it increases the risk that politicians and citizens who express less popular or minority viewpoints will have difficulty finding a public forum. 
D) it increases the risk of government censorship. 
A) it limits the ability of all news organizations to remain profitable. 
B) it violates the First Amendment to the Constitution. 
C) it increases the risk that politicians and citizens who express less popular or minority viewpoints will have difficulty finding a public forum. 
D) it increases the risk of government censorship.

Question 11

The fairness doctrine required that

Accepted Answer

A) all network news reports be balanced and fair-minded or they would be labeled editorials. 
B) broadcasters who aired controversial issues provide time for opposing viewpoints. 
C) all regulated newspapers establish a section of the editorial page for letters from readers. 
D) all broadcasters provide candidates for the same political office with equal opportunities to communicate their messages to the public. 
A) all network news reports be balanced and fair-minded or they would be labeled editorials. 
B) broadcasters who aired controversial issues provide time for opposing viewpoints. 
C) all regulated newspapers establish a section of the editorial page for letters from readers. 
D) all broadcasters provide candidates for the same political office with equal opportunities to communicate their messages to the public.

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a reason why many Americans appear to prefer online news?

Accepted Answer

A) the accuracy and objectivity compared to traditional media outlets 
B) the depth of the information available online 
C) the up-to-the-moment currency of the information available online 
D) the convenience of getting news online 
A) the accuracy and objectivity compared to traditional media outlets 
B) the depth of the information available online 
C) the up-to-the-moment currency of the information available online 
D) the convenience of getting news online

Question 13

Which of the following requires an FCC license in order to legally broadcast in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) newspapers 
B) magazines 
C) internet websites 
D) over-the-air television stations 
A) newspapers 
B) magazines 
C) internet websites 
D) over-the-air television stations

Question 14

The ________ provides candidates for the same political office equal opportunities to
Communicate their messages.

Accepted Answer

A) equal time rule 
B) Fairness Doctrine 
C) Diversity in Media Doctrine 
D) Communications Decency Act 
A) equal time rule 
B) Fairness Doctrine 
C) Diversity in Media Doctrine 
D) Communications Decency Act

Question 15

Despite its widespread availability,________ typically report(s)on the narrowest range of
Topics and provide(s)the least depth of news coverage.

Accepted Answer

A) radio 
B) television 
C) the internet 
D) newspapers 
A) radio 
B) television 
C) the internet 
D) newspapers

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) First Amendment right to freedom of speech. 
B) equal time rule of the Federal Communications Commission (FC
C) . 
C) right of rebuttal of the Federal Communications Commission (FC
C) . 
D) Fourteenth Amendment due process clause. 
A) First Amendment right to freedom of speech. 
B) equal time rule of the Federal Communications Commission (FC
C) . 
C) right of rebuttal of the Federal Communications Commission (FC
C) . 
D) Fourteenth Amendment due process clause.

Question 17

The trend in concentration of traditional media ownership occurred in large part due to

Accepted Answer

A) the relaxation of government regulations in the 1980s and 1990s. 
B) government regulations enacted in the 1970s that required small media companies to
Sell their holdings to larger corporations. 
C) the Supreme Court's decision in Red Lion Broadcasting Company v.Federal Communications Commission. 
D) the federal government's decision to end the fairness doctrine in 1968. 
A) the relaxation of government regulations in the 1980s and 1990s. 
B) government regulations enacted in the 1970s that required small media companies to
Sell their holdings to larger corporations. 
C) the Supreme Court's decision in Red Lion Broadcasting Company v.Federal Communications Commission. 
D) the federal government's decision to end the fairness doctrine in 1968.

Question 18

The First Amendment assigns a special place for the media by protecting freedom of speech and freedom of the press.What are the three primary roles that the media should serve in a democratic society? What are some of the challenges the American media face in fulfilling these roles? In your answer,be sure to address the impact of the profit motive in American media coverage,and the country's unique system of media ownership.

Accepted Answer

There are three components to this quest

Question 19

In 1987,the federal government stopped enforcing the ________,arguing that it was no longer necessary due to the increasing number of television and radio stations.

Accepted Answer

A) fairness doctrine 
B) right of rebuttal 
C) equal time rule 
D) Communications Decency Act 
A) fairness doctrine 
B) right of rebuttal 
C) equal time rule 
D) Communications Decency Act

Question 20

The traditional news media aims to provide objective reporting on current events by

Accepted Answer

A) excluding the personal views of reporters or editors from their coverage. 
B) including the personal views of reporters and editors in their coverage. 
C) quoting only official government sources in their coverage. 
D) quoting only nongovernment sources in their coverage. 
A) excluding the personal views of reporters or editors from their coverage. 
B) including the personal views of reporters and editors in their coverage. 
C) quoting only official government sources in their coverage. 
D) quoting only nongovernment sources in their coverage.

is the power the media have to shape what issues Americans think about and is the power the media have to influence how Americans think about those issues.

The Pentagon Papers were released as a result of

"Filter bubbles" appear when

News produced by individuals and organizations who are not employed as professional journalists Is called

If public concern and interest in data security issues increased after a number of television And newspaper stories about "hacking," it would be an example of the media's

Privately owned media companies in the United States earn most of their revenue from

Which of the following statements best characterizes the traditional news media's relationship to objectivity?

Social media usage tends to

Edward Snowden is most known for

The fact that a decreasing number of companies owns an increasingly large share of the American media is a concern primarily because

The fairness doctrine required that

Which of the following is NOT a reason why many Americans appear to prefer online news?

Which of the following requires an FCC license in order to legally broadcast in the United States?

The ________ provides candidates for the same political office equal opportunities to Communicate their messages.

Despite its widespread availability,________ typically report(s)on the narrowest range of Topics and provide(s)the least depth of news coverage.

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

The trend in concentration of traditional media ownership occurred in large part due to

In 1987,the federal government stopped enforcing the ________,arguing that it was no longer necessary due to the increasing number of television and radio stations.

The traditional news media aims to provide objective reporting on current events by

Introduction: The Citizen and Government

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Public Opinion

Political Parties,Participation,and Elections

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Domestic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters

Exam 6: The Media

________ is the power the media have to shape what issues Americans think about and ________ is the power the media have to influence how Americans think about those issues.

The Pentagon Papers were released as a result of

"Filter bubbles" appear when

News produced by individuals and organizations who are not employed as professional journalists Is called

If public concern and interest in data security issues increased after a number of television And newspaper stories about "hacking," it would be an example of the media's

Privately owned media companies in the United States earn most of their revenue from

Which of the following statements best characterizes the traditional news media's relationship to objectivity?

Social media usage tends to

Edward Snowden is most known for

The fact that a decreasing number of companies owns an increasingly large share of the American media is a concern primarily because

The fairness doctrine required that

Which of the following is NOT a reason why many Americans appear to prefer online news?

Which of the following requires an FCC license in order to legally broadcast in the United States?

The ________ provides candidates for the same political office equal opportunities to Communicate their messages.

Despite its widespread availability,________ typically report(s)on the narrowest range of Topics and provide(s)the least depth of news coverage.

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

The trend in concentration of traditional media ownership occurred in large part due to

In 1987,the federal government stopped enforcing the ________,arguing that it was no longer necessary due to the increasing number of television and radio stations.

The traditional news media aims to provide objective reporting on current events by

Introduction: The Citizen and Government

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Public Opinion

Political Parties,Participation,and Elections

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

Bureaucracy

The Federal Courts

Domestic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters

is the power the media have to shape what issues Americans think about and is the power the media have to influence how Americans think about those issues.