CH 4 AP GOPO
as parental and school influences Wane in adulthood _____ emerge as more important socialization agents
adult peer groups and mass media
the phrase "on background" means that media are permitted to
anon quote material w/o identifying the source
the 5 members of the federal communications commission
are appointed by the president
the phrase "off the record" means that media
are not allowed to print info
In the current American context a liberal would tend to promote
both order and equality over freedom
children are likely to adopt their parents party identification when
both parents strongly identify with the same party
an individual who agrees that by law abortion should never be permitted and also that government should see it to every person has a job and a good standard of living would be
communitarian
As a general trend Americans with less education are more likely to
choose equality over freedom
major agents of early socialization in the us are
family, school, community, and peers
the media executives, need editors, and prominent reporters who decide which events to report and how to report them are known as
gatekeepers
reflects the role of public opinion should play according to the majoritarian model of democracy
gvmt should do what a majority of the public wants
mental shortcuts that require hardly any info are called
heuristics
A libertarian is most likely to exhibit the characteristics of
high income and high education
contemporary political gender gap refers to the tendency of women to
identify more with the Democratic Party than men do
which of the following statements concerning Latinos is incorrect
latinos are a racial group
available evidence seems to indicate that there are ____ among journalists and reporters
liberal leanings
according to the text, 51 percent of men making more than 100,000 are best classified as
libertarians
overall _____ of young american votes identify with the political party of their parents
more than half
when the supreme court declared state application of the death penalty unconstitutional in 1972,
most states rewrote their laws to adjust to the courts specific concerns
The set of values and believes that a person holds about the purpose and scope of government is called
political ideology
the process whereby one becomes aware of politics, learns political facts, and forms political values is called
political socialization
the traditional divisions of mass media into ______ has been made problematic by the internet
print and broadcast
according to the text, all of the following increases support for the death penalty except
vietnam war
____ are more likely to be internet users than ______
whites and latinos: african americans
which of the following statements concerning gender and political beliefs is incorrect
woman are more likely to favor going to war
although public opinion overwhelmingly favors the death penalty for murder, there were only _____ executions in 2011 despite the fact that over 16 thousand murders occurred that year
43
there have been over _____ executions in the us since the supreme courts critical rulings in the 1970s
1200
since 1973, over _____ death row inmates have been exonerated of their crimes by a new evidence such as dna testing
130
most notable failure of gallup poll in predicting presidential elections came in _____, when it predicted thomas dewy would defeat harry truman
1948
survey methodology didn't become a powerful research tool until the
1950's
according to a 2010 survey, respondents guessed that _______ percent of the federal budget goes to foreign aid
21
the current debate about "net neutrality" concerns whether
ISPs should be allowed to charge people if they consume a large amount of bandwith
which tv network is currently owned by walt disney
abc
a reasonable access rule required
broadcasters to make facilities available to all responsible parties in a community wishing to express conflicting views on issues
a media analysis in 2011 found that _____ was particularly devoted to election coverage
cable tv
available evidence seems to indicate that there are ______ among editors and owners of the major news media
conservative leanings
in the us the death penalty
consistently receives high levels of support in public opinion polls
who is likely to oppose the death penalty
democrats african americans liberals
in a 2008 election survey, respondents were asked whether abortion should be outlawed by a gvmt or a matter of personal choice
demonstrated that these values choices cannot be explained by a one dimensional liberal conservative continuum
private ownership of the media in the us makes the american news industry
dependent on advertising revenues
regarding the internet, the FCC
does not have jurisdiction to regulate internet content
between 2006 and 2010, newspaper advertising revenues
dropped 48 percent
come rates have fallen in every major category since the 1980s, bit as one journalist said "crime coverage is not editorial driven; its _____"
economically driven
the now abolished _____ obligated broadcasters to discuss public issues and to provide equal coverage of all opinions and other issues
fairness doctrine
the ______ prohibits congress from abridging freedom of the press
first
A respondent who agrees with the statement by law a woman should be able to obtain an abortion as A matter of personal choice values
freedom over order
As a general trend college educated individuals are more likely to choose
freedom over social order
when the pres travels around the country speaking to american directly ab his political agenda
going public
not a characteristic of public opinion in the US
governments do not tend to respond to public opinion
during a presidential election, the tendency of journalists to limit coverage of campaign events to coverage of the candidate who leads in the polls at the time is known as
horse race journalism
the internet was started
in 1969, with support from the us department of defense
the tv hypothesis is the belief that television
is to blame for the low level of citizens knowledge about public affairs
every western european country has banned capital punishment except
none
the only state that still permits firing squad
oklahoma
as public approval of the death penalty increased in 1976 the supreme court
overturned it's previous decision restricting the states use of the death penalty
the term ______ refers to the tendency of journalists to adopt similar viewpoints toward news simply bc they hang around eachother
pack journalists
the telecommunications act of 1996
relaxed the rules governing media ownership
In the presidential elections since 1968 the South has tended to vote
republican
which president first provided space in the white house for reporters
roosevelt
most politicians and many scholars believe that the media's greatest influence of politics is its ability to
set the political agenda
the _____ endorses obama's for pres in 2008, the first democrat for president the paper had ever endorsed in its 162-year history
the chicago tribune
suppose ppl held clear, consistent opinions on a policy, and the gvmt moved swiftly to enact that policy into law. that would be consistent with
the majoritarian model of democracy