Chapter 7 Federal government – Flashcards
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What remains the top source of news for most Americans?
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television
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How does a "fairness bias" corrupt news reporting?
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It causes news reporters to present two sides of an issue when the truth is represented better by one side of the debate.
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Which president gave the first live press conference in February 1961?
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John F. Kennedy
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The Congressional Research Service estimates the number of daily newspapers in print in the US to decrease by ______ percent in 2020.
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1/2
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The media focusing on conflict in the political process is not necessarily a bad thing; however, too sharp a focus on conflict can lead to
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nothing more than a narrative on victory and defeat
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Of the following, what news source are people LEAST likely to utilize to obtain campaign coverage?
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local paper
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Which of the following is NOT one of the most obvious forms of media bias, as reported in the textbook?
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ideology
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What was the highest visited news site in 2010?
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Yahoo! News websites
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Which of the following is the most subtle manner in which the media affects politics?
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priming
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Which of the following media, historically, cannot be alleged of providing the same version of the news?
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Internet
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Which statement is true about viewership of public television?
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European countries have a much higher level of public viewership than the United States
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At the beginning of an election campaign, the media tends to focus on
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who has thrown their hat in the ring
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What percentage of people over 65 go online for their news?
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18
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During the health care debate in the early 1960s, Ronald Reagan cut a record (on vinyl) that the medical association sent (by snail mail) to
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every physician's office
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What percentage of 18- to 29-year-olds use the Internet as their major news source?
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71
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What percent of UK citizens watch UK public television daily?
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50
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What did the Fairness Doctrine attempt to accomplish?
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It regulated the mass media so that different viewpoints would have to be presented on each and every television station
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______ is all the ways people get information about politics and the wider world.
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Media
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Which of the following press conferences is most likely to receive the most media coverage?
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Corruption charges charged against the President
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In what year did Rupert Murdoch launch Fox News?
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1996
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Which group is most likely to claim the media is biased?
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Republicans
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What percentage of the public gets some news through the phone or another mobile device?
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50
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The profit motive causes news outlets
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to present political coverage that satisfies their viewers
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More conservative communities usually get
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more conservative newspapers
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What is not one of the components of a policy agenda item?
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bureaucratic information
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In what year did the American Medical Association enlist Ronald Reagan to help fight President John F. Kennedy's health care program?
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1961
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One of the most direct ways the media affects politics is via its __________ role.
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agenda-setting
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At the end of an election campaign, the media tends to focus on
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what mistakes the loser made
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Which of the following is considered "new media"?
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all of these
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Who was president when the FCC repealed the Fairness Doctrine?
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Ronald Reagan
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In short, the __________ define(s) the nature of the problem, organize(s) potential solutions, and wipe(s) out alternative policies.
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Frame
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A news channel providing equal time to a Republican and Democratic elected official on a particular issue demonstrates:
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fairness doctrine
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Congress turned down health care reform in the early 1960s, although four years later another version of the law was passed and is now known as
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Medicare
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During the 1930s, who delivered a weekly radio address known as the "Fireside Chat"?
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Franklin Roosevelt
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The Internet is squeezing out television or reducing the number of people that rely on television for their news, in which of the following demographics?
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all of the above
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In media jargon, what is a small clip from a candidate speech referred to as?
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sound bite
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Which of the following is NOT an emphasis of media attention in election campaign coverage?
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issues
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Which of the following is one of the primary two radio companies:
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CBS
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Which war was known as the first media war?
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Spanish-American War
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What is the main ideological demographic for talk radio?
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conservatives
