PSCI EXAM 2

Medicaid is an example of a(n)

Intergovernmental system

Edward R. Murrow earned his fame via ____ as he broadcast news of German air raids on London

Radio

The man focus of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 was to

Relax the rules governing media ownership

What term do we use to describe a person's social condition, including their education, occupational status and income?

Socioeconomic status

Since 1995 the Supreme Court has frequently

favored states' rights

A sample size that is __ will more accurately represent the population.

larger

What do we call the process by which individuals become aware of politics, political facts, and their own political beliefs?

political socialization

"what is learned first is learned best" describes with of the following?

primary principle

Since the 1990s the Court has typically favored states, however, the best example of a decision in which the court did NOT defend state prerogatives is

Bush v Gore

Recently, media outlets have started including ___ in their sampling, particularly in response to the habits of younger Americans.

Cell phones

A country where the government heavily censors Internet news and search engines is

China

What is the most influential aspect of a person's political socialization?

Family

The first newspapers in the United States were

Financed by political parties that advocated party causes.

The Federal Communications Commission is a(n) ____ that is insulated from political control by the Congress or president.

Independent regulatory commission

Which of the following is considered a characteristic of public opinion?

Public opinion places limits on permissible public policies, public attitudes about government policy change over time, governments tend to respond to public opinion, government sometimes does not do what people want

A(n) ______ forbids state governments from exercising certain powers.

Restraint

From the 1930s to the mid-1990s, the Supreme Court

Tended to support expansion of national authority

Which of the following is the best definition of pubic opinion?

The collective attitudes and beliefs of citizens on a given issue

Which of the following is an incorrect description of the cooperative federalism model?

The functions and responsibilities of the national and state governments are clearly defined.

Home rule is

The right of municipal governments to enact their own legislation in certain administrative areas.

While most of the mass media in the U.S. is privately owned,

They do not operate free of government regulations.

How do the mass media influence the socialization process?

They play contradictory roles, sometimes promoting popular support for government and sometimes eroding public confidence in it.

The constitution expressly gives the federal government the power ____ within the states.

create a postal system

Communication in a democracy must move from government to citizens and from citizens to

government

Medicaid is an example of a(n)

grant-in-aid

The Constitution did not give Congress the authority to establish the Internal Revenue Service. Congress did so, however, to implement its power to "lay and collect taxes." This is an example of the use of a(n)____ power.

implied

Which of the following tends to influence younger adults on their political opinions?

internet

In response to financial stress, some have suggested that newspapers operate as __, allowing them to be funded through endowments, donations, and perhaps government support.

nonprofits

When Americans are asked to identify themselves on left-right ideological scales ("liberal," "moderate," or "conservative"), the data plotted on a graph is a(n) __ distribution.

normal

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the test as an important function of the news media in our political system?

polarizing the news