chap 14
*graph* Which best describes a likely reason for the information depicted in the graph
An increase in concerns over media bias
A 2017 study in The American Economic Review found that watching Fox News during an election cycle increased a Democrat's chances of voting Republican by 28 percent. Conversely, by watching MSNBC Republicans were more inclined to vote Democrat by 8 percent. This scenario best illustrates which of the following about the media?
Cable news programming is oftentimes ideologically driven and effective in persuading citizens to adopt their point of view
The Congressional Leadership Fund, a super PAC, has raised over $50 million, which it plans to spend on advertising in the next midterm election..... Which of the following court cases decision is most likely to protect the right of the group in the scenario
Citizen united v. Federal election commison
The term "horse-race journalism" refers to the tendency of the media to
Cover campaigns by emphasizing the relative standings of the candidates in the polls rather than the issues they discuss
Which of the following represents the media's basic responsibility of informing the public
Explaining what officials are doing as well as official policies and goals
The national media often plays the role of watchdog. This means that they can
Expose scandals and investigate personalities
The president privately discussed with his at ff a decision to increase economic sanction on Iran.... Which of the following best indicates how a court would rule in this case if the supreme courts ruling in New York times co v. United States was used as a precedent
Freedom of the press includes a heavy presumption against government censorship and the documents can be published by the press
The television weekly "60 Minutes" runs a segment on the role of local politicians in the drug trade. the issue soon becomes the subject of national debate. In these circumstances, "60 minutes" is acting as a
Gatekeeper
*Graph* Which of the following statements about Americans trust un tge mass media is best supported by the date in the graph
It generally decreases over time
In political science terms, what is the term used for the bridge between the people and the policy institutions?
Linkage Institutions
*illustration* The facts of which of the following cases are most related to the political cartoon
New York times v. United States
Which of the following portrays an accurate example of horse race media coverage?
News media outlets report the results of public opinion polls that show the relative popularity of presidential candidates
*illustration* Which of the following headlines is most relevant to the political cartoon?
Nixon administation goes to court to stop pentagon papers release
In this country, lives laws make it almost impossible to prevent press criticisms of
Public Figures
Which of the following is most frequently reported in the media during a presidential election?
Results from the public opinion polls that indicate which candidates are most likely to win
The president who made the mistake of arranging the media publicly rather than privately
Richard Nixon
To attract large readership to their papers, Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst had their newspapers focus on
Sensationalism in their coverage
An important Senate race takes place in the state of Georgia. Rather than focus on the issue positions taken by the candidates, a 24-hour cable news station instead focuses primarily on poll results and campaign strategies using a "big board" to show the counties where each candidate has the most support. Which of the following is an effect of this type of new coverage?
The electorate will be less able to accurately compare the policy platforms of candidates running in the election
*illustration* Which of the following attributes of the political cartoon would best represent the governments use of prior restraint?
The fallen pillars
In 2002, Congress passed the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act in an effort to regulate campaign finance by limiting the ability of corporations and unions to spend their general treasury funds on election communications. In 2010, the Supreme Court invalidated this provision of the act. Which of the following statements accurately describes the majority decision of the case?
The first amendment allows corporations and unions to make independent expenditures regarding candidates for office
The Washington post receives a top secrete report that details how the executive branch.... By the publishers cite the percent in New York times company v. united states establishing which of the following legal rules
The heavy presumption against prior restraint
While the central goal of political parties is to win elections, parties can also support democracy. Which of the following scenarios best illustrates this relationship?
The house committee on transportation and infrastructure uses research given to it from the american society of civil engineers when amending an infrastructure bill
In 2005, the reporter Judith Miller of the New York Times spent eighty five days in jail because she would not reveal the name of the individual who told her
The name of a CIA employee
The watergate scandal during the nixon administration was first exposed by
The washington post
According to the text, the first president to erase cultivation of the media to an art from was (he was the first to hire a press secretary)
Theodore Roosevelt
Which of the following statement about news papers during the early years of the republic is true?
They made little or no attempt to appear objective.
What is the term for when a politician sends an anonymous idea to see whether the public is receptive
Trial Ballon
Once something is published
all of the above
The media link the public with government officials by
carrying information between the public and the government
which of the following provides the most accurate explanation of how consumer driven media increases partisan polarization
consumer driven media reinforces existing political biases in individuals
The agenda setting function of the media refers to the power to
decide which issues are important enough to bring to public attention
The press is connected to public policy because it
disseminates it
Which types of news stories cover events that a reporter seeks out bc they are not covered by the press
feature
unlike big city newspapers, radio and television stations must
have a government license to operate
In addition to information, the media offers assessments on legislation that cab
influence how elected officials vote ob the measure
The medias effect on public opinion can best be described as
influencing which issues the public sees as important
the media also plays a role in
informing government officials about issues which they are unaware of
One reason that so many news leaks occur is that
it is legal to print most government secrets
Although seemingly contentious, the relationship between the media and government officials ultimately
maximizes their cooperation to meet the demands placed on them
among the weapons that the government uses to constrain journalists is the
need for journalists to stay on good terms with their inside sources of information
If a reporter can quote an official by name, the information provided is
on the record
The emphasis the media places on its role as "scorekeeper" might come at the cost of attention to
policies
The medias demands for timely and accurate information serve all of the following purposed except
preventing public officals from having the time to craft their own news stories
The tendency to tune out statements that are inconsistent with our existing beliefs is known as
selective attention
The news media select what storied to cover and give the most press to
stories that are controversial and negative
Which amendment to the U.S. constitution prevents the government from censoring the media
the first amendment YASSS
For Public opinion in the united states to win a libel suit against the press, her or she must prove that
the material was untrue and printers maliciously
The federal government sued the new york times to prevent people from publishing
the pentagon papers
Which of the following describes a consequence of the growing concentration of ownership of the news media
there is increased similarity of network news coverage
At the turn of the twentieth century, the growing media sensationalism influencing the public opinion was known as
yellow journalism
