chapter 4: gov & pol

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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

print

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.


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