chapter 4: gov & pol
cable tv
a media analysis in 2011 found that _____ was particularly devoted to election coverage.
freedom over order
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
libertarians
according to the text, 51% of men making more than $100,000 are best classified as what ideology?
communitarian
an individual who agrees that by law, abortion should never be permitted and also that government should see to it that every person has a job and a good standard of living, would be a __________
freedom over social order
as a general trend, college educated individuals are more likely to choose ________ over _________
liberal
available evidence seems to indicate that there are ________ leaning among journalists and reporters
conservation
available evidence seems to indicate that there are leanings among editors and owners of the major news media
does not have jurisdiction to regulate internet content
Regarding the internet, the federal communications commission......
income & education
a libertarian is most likely to exhibit the characteristics of high______ and high _______
set the political agenda
most politicians and many scholars believe that the media's greatest influence on politics is its ability to set what?
advertising
private ownership of the media in the united states makes the american news industry dependent on _______revenues.
oklahoma
the only state that still permits the firing squad as a possible form of execution is
1948 when it predicted thomas dewey would defeat harry truman
what election was the most notable failure of gallup poll in predicting presidential elections
more than 50%
what percentage of young american voters identify with the political party of their parents
women are more likely to favor going to war.
what statement concerning gender and political beliefs is incorrect?
none of them
what statement concerning the FCC is incorrect ?
latinos are a racial group
what statement is incorrect concerning latinos?
republicans
which group is least likely to oppose the death penalty
Chicago Tribune
which newspaper in Dorst Barack Obama for president in 2008, the first Democrat For president the paper had ever endorsed and it's 162 year history?
government should do what a majority of the public wants
which of the following statements reflects the role public opinion should play according to the majoritarian model of democracy
ABC
which television network is currently owned by the walt disney company?
21
According to a 2010 survey, respondents guessed that ______ percent of the federal budget goes to foreign aid.
equality over freedom
As a general trend, Americans with less education are more likely to choose _______ over ________
overturned
As public approval of the death penalty increased, in 1976 the supreme Court ______ it's previous decision restricting the states use of the death penalty.
48
Between 2006 and 2010 newspaper advertising revenues dropped ___percent.
when both parents parents strongly identify with the same party
Children are likely to adopt their parents party identification when both parents do what?
public affairs
Do you television hypothesis is the belief that television is to blame for the low level of citizens knowledge about ______
United States
Every Western country has banned capital punishment except
over 1200
How many executions have happened in the united states since the supreme courts critical rulings in the 1979s?
Both order and equality over freedom
In the current American context, a communitarian would tend to promote both ________& ________
economic equality ———- social order
In the current American context, a liberal would tend to promote economic __________ ahead of freedom, and freedom ahead of _________
high
In the united states, the death penalty consistently receives _______ levels of support in public opinion polls.
Heuristics
Mental shortcuts that require hardly any information are called
Democratic
The Contemporary political "gender gap" refers to the tendency of women to identify more with the _______ party than men do.
first
The __ amendment prohibits congress from abridging freedom of the press.
charge people more if they consume a large amount of bandwidth and limit contact options available to consumers.
The current debate about "net neutrality" concerns whether ISPs should be allowed to do what?
gatekeepers
The media executives, news editors, and prominent reporters who decide which events to report and how to report them or known as _______
they can use the information but can't identify the secure except in a value reference. Not allowed to print information.
The phrase " on background" means that media is permitted to do what
The phrase off the record means that media is not allowed to ______ the information
make their facilities available for the expression of conflicting views or issues by all responsible elements in the community - wishing to express conflicting views on issues
The reasonable access rule required broadcasters to do what?
pack journalism
The term _________ refers to the tendency of journalist to adopt similar viewpoints towards news simply because they hang around each other.
Governments do not tend to respond to public opinion
What is not a characteristic of public opinion in the United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Which president first provided space in the white house for reporters?
Vietnam War
Which war did NOT increase support for the death penalty?
horse race journalism
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
130
how many death row inmates have been exonerated of their crimes by new evidence such as DNA testing
republican
in the presidential elections since 1968, the south has tended to vote for _______ canadates.
majoritarian model of democracy
suppose the people held clear, consistent opinions on a policy, and the government moved swiftly to enact that policy into law. this would be consistent with which model of democracy?
the collective attitudes of citizens on a given issue or question
th basic definition of public opinion is
president
the 5 members of the federal communications commission are appointed by the who?
1969
the internet was started in _____ with support from the US department of defense
political socialization
the process whereby one becomes aware of politics, learns political facts, and forms political values is called?
political ideology
the set of values and beliefs that a person holds about the purpose and scope of government is called __________
relaxed
the telecommunications act of 1996 ______ the rules governing media ownership.
broadcast
the traditional division of mass media into print and ____ has been made problematic by the internet.
