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