PLS 200 Exam 3
The Supreme Court has interpreted the Supremacy Clause to mean that states have the right to make their own laws if federal and state laws conflict.
False
The content of the media would be more substantive and less biased if media outlets would cater more to public demand.
False
The legitimacy of a constitution is derived from the quality of the text in it.
False
The news media's goal is to tell the absolute truth about information important to the people.
False
The number of civilians employed by the federal government has outpaced the number of employed by the state and local governments.
False
One of the difficulties of studying the media's impact on political polarization is that we don't know what kinds of people are exposed to specific messages.
True
One problem with federalism is that it can exacerbate regional inequalities.
True
Question time is an opportunity for members of parliament to debate the government's agenda.
True
Research shows that blatantly partisan messages leave public opinion mostly unchanged.
True
Single company ownership of the media in a given market is now permitted up to 45% of that market.
True
Supporters of the 10th Amendment argue that the US needs more decentralization of power.
True
The founding fathers intentionally made the US Constitution difficult to change.
True
The rise of new media is unlikely to change the types of content and viewpoints we see in the media since it has become corporatized.
True
There is more political stability in presidential systems because presidents and legislators cannot be voted out at any moment.
True
Research shows that former US Presidents have a shorter life expectancy than the regular population.
False
Separation of powers is a key feature of parliamentary government.
False
One of the US President's administrative powers is to request written opinions of administrative officials.
True
A minimum-winning coalition is a coalition of parties that are closest together ideologically.
False
Africa's bloated bureaucracies have made economic growth there more difficult.
False
Americans are increasingly politically polarized, largely because the average person has grown more partisan.
False
Bureaucracies are skilled at providing for local flexibility.
False
Bureaucrats and representatives are both elected, so they are both directly accountable to constituents.
False
Conflict narratives are difficult to sell. People prefer uplifting stories rather than stories of conflict.
False
Consistent liberals express serious distrust of most news sources.
False
Federal law enforcement officials cannot punish businesses that grow marijuana in states that have legalized it.
False
Federalism in the US today most closely mirrors dual federalism.
False
Framing is a media tactic where the media tells us what issues are important.
False
Greater specificity is usually desirable in a constitution.
False
In a parliamentary system, citizens vote directly for members of parliament and the executive.
False
In a parliamentary system, the cabinet retains power for a fixed term.
False
In a presidential system, the president has substantial control over the careers and advancement of members of the legislature.
False
In federal systems, all powers are delegated to state/local governments.
False
In most presidential systems, the president introduces legislation.
False
In parliamentary systems, the prime minister is both head of government and head of state.
False
News is both a big business and a public service.
False
One of the consequences of media becoming more corporate is the rise of social media.
False
Parliamentary systems are more vulnerable to "court politics" than presidential systems are.
False
Presidential systems are more likely to feature highly skilled executives than parliamentary systems.
False
Research on constitutions shows that child labor protection laws preceded laws protecting unions.
False
It is more difficult to determine who is to blame for poor policy choices in presidential than in parliamentary systems.
True
Most of the world's countries have unitary systems of government.
True
Almost all climate scientists say that human behavior is mostly responsible for global climate change.
True
Americans are divided in their assessment of how well the media covers global climate change.
True
An example of agenda setting is the news headlines on the front page of a newspaper.
True
Brazil is an example of a multiparty, presidential system.
True
Bureaucracy is the policy implementation arm within government.
True
Citizens hold governments accountable by rewarding them when they do what citizens want and punishing them when they do not.
True
Due to the journalistic norm of fairness, journalists and other members of the new media provide two sides to each story, even if one side is less credible than the other.
True
Great Britain has an uncodified constitution.
True
In a parliamentary system, cabinet members are leaders or powerful members of their party organizations already in their parliament.
True
In a parliamentary system, if members of parliament oppose the government, they can call a vote of no confidence.
True
In a parliamentary system, the parliament designates a cabinet to carry out the executive functions of the state.
True
In a parliamentary system, the prime minister has the right to call new elections.
True
In a presidential system, the president (once elected) nominates members of the cabinet.
True
In the US, states have the right to conduct their elections.
True
In the US, the coming of the bureaucratic mode was embodied in the move for civil service reform at the beginning of the 20th century.
True
In the United Kingdom, a Green Paper presents the government's ideas for future policy.
True
In the United States, a committee must first consider any bill before there is a vote on it.
True
Incentive compatibility means the holders of power should find that they are personally rewarded when they do what society needs done and personally punished when they do not.
True
