government test 3
When the media regularly focus public attention on violent crime, political corruption, or economic woes, they are engaged in
agenda setting
Most democratic theorists agree that a modern nation-state cannot practice democracy without
at least two political parties regularly contesting elections
According to the self-interest principle, people tend to
choose what benefits them personally.
A practical test of whether or not a government is democratic is whether
citizens can affect its policies by acting through its institutions
in the current American context, a LIBERAL would tend to promote
economic equality ahead of freedom, and freedom ahead of social order
the major agents of early socialization in the United states are
family, school, community, and peers
Which statement about American political parties is FALSE?
independents outnumber democratic party and republican party identifiers, combined in the U.S. electorate
Americans contributing money to a candidate's campaign is best defined as a form of
influencing behavior
Research indicates that one important reason for the decline of third-party voting starting in the 1930s may be
leftward drift of the democratic party to adopt issues otherwise raised by 3rd parties
In 2012 and 2013, voters approved a number of ballot propositions, including ones in Colorado and Washington that
leglized marijuana
the set of values and beliefs that a person holds about the purpose and scope of government is called
political ideology
The text defines __________ as the actions of private citizens by which they seek to influence or support government and politics
political participation
The process whereby one becomes aware of politics, learns political facts, and forms political values is called
political socialization
The first media technology to make broadcast journalists into household names was
radio
According to the text, violent unconventional political participation is
sometimes worth the risk
The text defines suffrage and franchise as the right to
vote
2. The Framers guessed that the __________ would reflect public opinion, especially on the crucial issues of taxes and government spending.
House of representatives
How do the mass media influence the political socialization process?
They play contradictory roles, sometimes promoting popular support for government and sometimes eroding public confidence in it.
research on the impact of soft news finds it
can improve people's levels of political knowledge. helps citizens identify which politician best matches their own political preferences. can lead people to be more cynical about politicians.
Black Americans shifted significantly to the Democratic Party in the 1960s largely in response to
democratic party support for civil rights legislation
Private ownership of the media in the United States makes the American news industry
dependent on advertising revenues
The purpose of the literacy tests that were used in the southern states after 1870 was to
discourage african americans from voting
Regarding the Internet, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
does not have jurisdiction to regulate Internet content
The now-abolished __________ obligated broadcasters to discuss public issues and to provide equal coverage of all opinions on those issues.
fairness doctrine
the first newspapers in the United States were
financed by political parties that advocated party causes
Content analysis of the 2012 party convention platforms found that Republicans were more likely to mention the word __________ whereas Democrats were more likely to mention the word __________.
freedom; equality
The media executives, news editors, and prominent reporters who decide which events to report and how to report them are known as
gatekeepers
Congress and the states moved quickly to pass the Twenty-sixth Amendment, which lowered the voting age to eighteen, because they
hoped to channel student energy away from demonstrations and toward more conventional forms of participation.
During a presidential election, the tendency of journalists to limit coverage of campaigns to coverage of which candidate is leading or behind in the polls at the time, rather than chiefly covering the issues, is known as
horse race journalism
What most distinguishes political parties from interest groups like the AFL-CIO and the National Association of Manufacturers is that
interest groups do not nominate candidates to run as their avowed representatives
Characteristics frequently associated with nonvoters are
low education, low income, being relatively young
Where in the Constitution are political parties discussed?
nowhere in the consitution
according to the text, if the criterion is______, american has the best and most democratic government in the world
number of elections held
The accuracy of the population sample used for public opinion polls depends on
randomness of selection, size of sample, and variation in the population
the 12th amendment
required the electoral college to vote separately for president and vice president
If someone formed the "Second Amendment Party," a political party to run on a platform of removing regulations on gun ownership, that would be an example of a _________ party.
single-issue
the republican party was established in response to the issue of
slavery
the basic definition of public opinion is
the collective attitudes of citizens on a given issue or question
Public opinion polls can be criticized on the grounds that
the way a pollster words a question can determine the answer
The goal of the statistical theory of sampling is
to reflect the views of the population with some predictable degree of acuracy