Chapter 7 Wrap it up quiz

The mass media help ensure government accountability and responsiveness by performing three important tasks: informing, investigating, and modifying the news. a. True b. False

b. False

"Fireside chats" were most associated with which president? a. Abraham Lincoln b. Franklin Roosevelt c. Ronald Reagan d. John Kennedy

b. Franklin Roosevelt

Which factor poses the biggest threat to the television evening news? a. An aging audience b. A lack of qualified journalists c. The prominence of "technical difficulties" d. A lack of hard news Hide Feedback

a. An aging audience

Which president started his own newspaper to get his message out regarding issues of the day? a. James K. Polk b. Theodore Roosevelt c. George Washington d. Thomas Jefferson

a. James K. Polk

Which assessment of the 1960 debate between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy is considered correct? a. Most television watchers thought Kennedy won, and most radio listeners thought Nixon won. b. Most people watching on television or listening on the radio thought Nixon won. c. Most people watching on television or listening on the radio thought Kennedy won. d. Most television watchers thought Nixon won, and most radio listeners thought Kennedy won.

a. Most television watchers thought Kennedy won, and most radio listeners thought Nixon won.

Which Supreme Court case limited the government's ability to suppress a news story? a. Near v. Minnesota b. McCulloch v. Maryland c. Gibbons v. Ogden d. Loving v. Virginia

a. Near v. Minnesota

The popularity of Americans who listen to the radio has remained unchanged in the past decade as a medium of communication. a. True b. False

a. True

Which three major networks aired evening news broadcasts in the early 1960s? a. PBS, Fox, ABC b. ABC, NBC, CBS c. Fox, CBS, NBC d. Fox, ABC, NBC

b. ABC, NBC, CBS

Who uncovered the Watergate scandal? a. Abbie Hoffman b. Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein c. Chet Huntley and David Brinkley d. Walter Cronkite

b. Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein

According to journalist David Broder, what is the main factor that contributes to bias in the media? a. The influence of large corporations b. The speed with which journalists must act c. Pressure from the government d. The inability of journalists to recognize their own bias

b. The speed with which journalists must act

When the George W. Bush administration waged war in Afghanistan, the media emphasized the issue of fighting terrorism and presented war in a favorable light. This is an example of a. hard news. b. framing. c. priming. d. agenda setting.

b. framing.

Selective exposure is the process whereby people secure information from sources that agree with them, reinforcing their beliefs. a. True b. False

b. true

In the mid-1990s, virtually every form of media—TV news, magazines, newspapers, radio—covered O.J. Simpson's murder trial, a criminal court case involving the former football player and the suspicious deaths of his ex-wife and her friend. The O.J. trial captivated the nation for years. What is this effect called when the news covers an item so frequently that the audience begins to see the issue as immensely important? a. Muckraking b. Soft news c. Agenda setting d. Framing

c. Agenda setting

Boing Boing, Techcrunch, Talking Points Memo, and Engadget: what do we call these forms of media that provide forums for commentary, video postings, and general conversation, and allow average citizens to express their opinions to a wider audience? a. Radio b. Newspapers c. Blogs d. Television

c. Blogs

Which federal agency oversees the regulation of electronic media? a. Department of the Interior b. Consumer Financial Protections Bureau c. Federal Communications Commission d. Federal Bureau of Investigations

c. Federal Communications Commission

Which amendment governs freedom of press? a. Fourth b. Tenth c. First d. Eighth

c. First

Since the 1990s, what has happened to newspaper readership? a. It has remained stable for both younger and older age groups. b. It has declined for younger age groups, but it has remained stable for older age groups. c. It has declined for both younger and older age groups. d. It has risen for older age groups, but it has declined for younger age groups.

c. It has declined for both younger and older age groups.

Which model for interpreting public opinion asserts that the news media does not have a lot of influence on the public's thinking about politics? a. Propaganda b. Not-so-minimal effects c. Minimal effects d. Agenda setting

c. Minimal effects

In which Supreme Court case did the court require proof of actual malice in order to convict of libel? a. Loving v. Virginia b. Gibbons v. Ogden c. New York Times v. Sullivan d. Near v. Minnesota

c. New York Times v. Sullivan

Which was a result of the Pentagon Papers Supreme Court decision? a. The government can prevent news stories by claiming publication would be detrimental to national security. b. The media must submit controversial news stories to the courts prior to publication. c. The government had not met and would have needed to meet an extraordinary burden of proof for prior restraint. d. No federal agencies can regulate electronic media, but they can regulate print media.

c. The government had not met and would have needed to meet an extraordinary burden of proof for prior restraint.

Facebook is an example of a(n) a. hard news aggregator. b. infotainment program. c. social networking site. d. blog.

c. social networking site.

The press concealed the health of which president, thereby preserving his public image? a. George Washington b. Thomas Jefferson c. Theodore Roosevelt d. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

d. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Which newspaper, headed by Benjamin Franklin and often considered the foundation for modern American news coverage, included sensationalist stories? a. New York Sun b. Public Occurrences c. New York Weekly Journal d. Philadelphia Gazette

d. Philadelphia Gazette

Jake, a freshman in college, gets most of his news online from sources such as the Huffington Post and Daily Kos while his grandfather Joe reads a print version of the Wall Street Journal from cover to cover. Some would argue that because he's reading a traditional printed newspaper, Joe is exposed to more a. soft news. b. yellow journalism. c. classified listings. d. hard news.

d. hard news.

The series of articles written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay to support the ratification of the Constitution are known as a. the Sentiments of Democracy. b. Public Occurrences. c. the Articles of Confederation. d. the Federalist Papers.

d. the Federalist Papers.