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Which best describes a likely reason for the information depicted in the graph ?
An increase in concerns over media bias
A 2017 study in The American Economic Review found that watching Fox News during an election cycle increased a Democrat's chances of voting Republican by 28 percent . Conversely , by watching MSNBC Republicans were more inclined to vote Democrat by 8 percent . This scenario best illustrates which of the following about the media ?
Cable news programming is oftentimes ideologically driven and effective in persuading citizens to adopt their point of view .
The Congressional Leadership Fund , a super PAC , has raised over $ 50 million dollars , which it plans to spend on advertising in the next midterm election . It plans to target its spending in competitive districts in the days leading up to Election Day . Which of the following court cases decision is most likely to protect the right of the group in the scenario ?
Citizens United v . Federal Election Commission ( 2010 )
Which of the following provides the most accurate explanation of how consumer - driven media increases partisan polarization ?
Consumer - driven media reinforces existing political biases in individuals .
Which of the following represents the media's basic responsibility of informing the public ?
Explaining what officials are doing , as well as official policies and goals
Which types of news stories cover events that a reporter seeks out because they are not covered by the press ?
Feature
The president privately discusses with his staff a decision to increase economic sanctions on Iran . Before a final decision is made , a draft of the proposal is leaked to a reporter . The president orders the reporter and her newspaper to suspend publication of the plan , citing issues of national and economic security . Which of the following best indicates how a court would rule in this case if the Supreme Court's ruling in New York Times Co. v . United States ( 1971 ) was used?
Freedom of the press includes a heavy presumption against government censorship , and the documents can be published by the press
Which of the following statements about Americans ' trust in the mass media is best supported by the data in the graph
It generally decreased over time
In political science terms what is the term used for the bridge between the people and policy institutions ?
Linkage Institutions
The facts of which of the following cases are most related to the political cartoon ?
New York Times Co. v . United States ( 1971 )
Which of the following portrays an accurate example of horse race media coverage ?
News media outlets report the results of public opinion polls that show the relative popularity of presidential candidates .
Which of the following headlines is most relevanc to the political cartoon ?
Nixon Administration Goes to Court to Stop Pentagon Papers Release
While the central goal of political parties is to win elections , parties can also support democracy . Which of the following scenarios best illustrates this relationship ?
Political parties use the social media site Instagram to reach out to younger voters to inform them about upcoming elections and encourage them to vote
Which of the following is most frequently reported in the media during a presidential election ?
Results from public opinion polls that indicate which candidates are most likely to win
The president who made the mistake of attacking the media publicly rather than privately was
Richard Nixon
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution prevents the government from censoring the media ?
The First Amendment
In 2002 , Congress passed the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act in an effort to regulate campaign finance by limiting the ability of corporations and unions to spend their general treasury funds on election communications . In 2010 , the Supreme Court invalidated this provision of the act . Which of the following statements accurately describes the majority decision of the case ?
The First Amendment allows corporations to make independent expenditures regarding candidates for office .
An important Senate race takes place in the state of Georgia . Rather than focus on the issue positions taken by the candidates , a 24 - hour cable news station instead focuses primarily on poll results and campaign strategies using a " big board " to show the counties where each candidate has the most support . Which of the following is an effect of this type of new coverage ?
The electorate will be less able to accurately prepare the policy platforms of candidates running in the election
Which of the following attributes of the political cartoon would best represent the government's use of prior restraint ?
The fallen pillars
The Washington Post receives a top secret report that details how the executive branch mishandled a deal made with a foreign nation regarding nuclear weapons . The executive branch attempts to stop the publishing of the report , but the publishers cite the precedent in New York Times Company v . United States ( 1971 ) establishing which of the following legal rules ?
The heavy presumption against prior restraint
According to the text , the first president to raise cultivation of the media to an art form was ( he was the first President to hire a press secretary )
Theodore Roosevelt .
Which of the following describes a consequence of t growing concentration of ownership of the news media
There is increased similarity of network news coverage .
What is the term for when a politician sends an anonymous idea to see whether the public is receptive ?
Trial balloon .
Once something is published , a newspaper may be sued or prosecuted if the material
all of the above
The media link the public with government officials by
carrying information between the public and the government
The term " horse - race journalism " refers to the tendency of the media to
cover campaigns by emphasizing the relative standings of the candidates in the polls rather than the issues they discuss
The agenda - setting function of the media refers to the power to
decide which issues are important enough to bring to public attention
The press is connected to public policy because it
delivers it
The national media often play the role of watchdog . This means that they can
expose scandals and investigate personalities
The television weekly " 60 Minutes " runs a segment on the role of local politicians in the drug trade The issue soon becomes the subject of national debate . In these circumstances , " 60 Minutes " is acting as a ( n )
gatekeeper
Unlike big - city newspapers , radio and television stations must
have a government license to operate
In addition to information , the media offer assessments on legislation that can
influence how elected officials vote on the measure
The media's effect on public opinion can best be described as
influencing which issues the public sees as important
The media also play a role in
informing government officials about issues of which they are unaware
One reason that so many news leaks occur is that
it is legal to pnnt most government secrets .
Although seemingly contentious , the relationship between the media and government officials ultimately
maximizes their cooperation to meet the demands placed on them
Among the weapons that the government uses journalists is the
need for journalists to stay on good terms with their inside sources of information
If a reporter can quote an official by name , the information provided is .
on the record .
The emphasis the media places on its role as " " scorekeeper " might come at the cost of attention to
policies
In this country , the libel laws make it almost impossible to prevent press criticisms of
public figures .
The media's demands for timely and accurate information serve all of the following purposes EXCEPT
purposes meeting the needs of the public to form opinions
The tendency to tune out statements that are inconsistent with our existing beliefs is known as
selective attention .
To attract large readership to their papers , Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst had their newspapers focus on
sensationalism in their coverage .
The news media select what stories to cover and give the most press to
stories that detail important public policy
The federal government sued the New York Times to prevent it from publishing
the Pentagon Papers .
The Watergate scandal during the Nixon administration was first exposed by
the Washington Post
For a public official in the United States to win a libel suit against the press , he or she must prove that
the material was untrue and was printed maliciously .
In 2005 , the reporter Judith Miller of the New York Times spent eight - five days in jail because she would not reveal the name of the individual who told her
the name of a CIA employee .
At the turn of the twentieth century , the growing media sensationalism influencing public opinion was known as
yellow journalism
