Exam 8: Political Influence and Political Communication

A political system in which the state actively collaborates with selected major interest to seek a consensus concerning the country's major economic and social policies is known as _____________.

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Explain the media's role as a "watchdog" and problems that result from media expectations.

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The media are expected to help check the power of government and assist citizens in pressuring government to correct problems. However, this role can be too aggressive and negative at times and news reports become sharp personal attacks on politicians. At other times, journalists develop cozy relationships with politicians in order to secure perks (interview, inside story, etc.) which clouds their objectivity.

What are some of the pitfalls of a concentration of corporate ownership in the media?

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the text mentions several pitfalls of a concentration of corporate media ownership:
1. reduced diversity
2. less likely to report on problems with other branches of the corporation
3. may promote interests of corporate owners
4. bias favourable to big business and the values of the capitalist system
5. conservative ideology oriented to dominant interest

Interest groups exist exclusively or primarily for political purposes.

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Question 4

The term 'lobbying' is derived from the old practice of _____________.

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Question 5

The tendency of news and public affairs programming to treat news as infotainment is a result of ________.

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Question 6

The Fraser Institute is a ________.

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Question 7

Which of the following is not a feature of institutionalized interest groups?

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Question 8

Describe how online media is transforming political communication and discuss its positive and negative characteristics.

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Question 9

The Tea Party movement in the U.S originated in the decision of tobacco companies to set up third party interest groups to counter anti-tobacco taxes.

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Question 10

In calculating their taxes, businesses in Canada can deduct contributions to interest groups and other expenses while individuals cannot.

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Question 11

Which question did Mancur Olson ask when studying the membership of interest groups?

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Question 12

Which among the following is an example of an outside strategy that might be pursued by an interest group?

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Question 13

The free rider problem occurs when individuals ________.

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Question 14

It is argued that there has been an increase in the quality of traditional sources of political information.

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Question 15

Which of the following social movements was NOT developed during the wave of protest during the 1960s?

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Question 16

The St. John's Harbour Atlantic Canada Action Program (ACAP) was successful in ________.

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Question 17

Amnesty International, a group that mounts public pressure to try to prevent human rights abuses around the world is an example of a(n) ______________.

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Question 18

Online digital media has increased the availability of political information.

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Question 19

While public interest groups are primarily concerned with promoting a cause that they believe in, self interest groups are concerned with ________.

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A political system in which the state actively collaborates with selected major interest to seek a consensus concerning the country's major economic and social policies is known as _____________.

Explain the media's role as a "watchdog" and problems that result from media expectations.

What are some of the pitfalls of a concentration of corporate ownership in the media?

Interest groups exist exclusively or primarily for political purposes.

The term 'lobbying' is derived from the old practice of _____________.

The tendency of news and public affairs programming to treat news as infotainment is a result of ________.

The Fraser Institute is a ________.

Which of the following is not a feature of institutionalized interest groups?

Describe how online media is transforming political communication and discuss its positive and negative characteristics.

The Tea Party movement in the U.S originated in the decision of tobacco companies to set up third party interest groups to counter anti-tobacco taxes.

In calculating their taxes, businesses in Canada can deduct contributions to interest groups and other expenses while individuals cannot.

Which question did Mancur Olson ask when studying the membership of interest groups?

Which among the following is an example of an outside strategy that might be pursued by an interest group?

The free rider problem occurs when individuals ________.

It is argued that there has been an increase in the quality of traditional sources of political information.

Which of the following social movements was NOT developed during the wave of protest during the 1960s?

The St. John's Harbour Atlantic Canada Action Program (ACAP) was successful in ________.

Amnesty International, a group that mounts public pressure to try to prevent human rights abuses around the world is an example of a(n) ______________.

Online digital media has increased the availability of political information.

While public interest groups are primarily concerned with promoting a cause that they believe in, self interest groups are concerned with ________.

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