Exam 2

Question 1

what does the 19th amendment do

Answer 1

Guarantees women the right to vote

Question 2

The purpose of the 1848 seneca falls convention

Answer 2

Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, women’s suffrage movement was here

Question 3

what is yellow journalism

Answer 3

Style of journalism in the late 19th century characterized by sensationalism intended to capture readers’ attention and increase circulation.

Question 4

what is framing

Answer 4

Ability of the media to influence public perception of issues by constructing the issue or discussion of a subject in a certain way

Question 5

Modern polling was developed

Answer 5

in the 1930s by George Gallop

Question 6

what is the purpose of poll tax

Answer 6

It limited the voting of poor blacks and poor whites

Question 7

What is public opinion

Answer 7

Aggregate of individual attitudes or beliefs about certain issues or officials.

Question 8

The 1996 Telecommunication Act did

Answer 8

Eased the rules concerning multiple ownership, and the FCC has started to relax this standard.

Question 9

What is random sample

Answer 9

Method of selection that gives everyone who might be selected to participate in a poll an equal chance to be included

Question 10

Know that don’t ask, don’t tell came into play in 2011

Answer 10

Know that don’t ask, don’t tell came into play in 2011

Question 11

What is women’s suffrage

Answer 11

Movement to grant women the right to vote.

Question 12

Which amendment prohibited slavery in the US

Answer 12

13th

Question 13

What is a political ideology

Answer 13

Set of coherent political beliefs that offers a philosophy for thinking about the scope of government

Question 14

what is iron triangle

Answer 14

Insular and closed relationship among interest groups, members of Congress, and federal agencies.

Question 15

what is gender gap

Answer 15

Differences in the political attitudes and behavior of men and women

Question 16

What is penny press

Answer 16

Newspapers sold for a penny, initiating an era in which the press began to rely on circulation and advertising for income and not on political parties.

Question 17

What are civil rights

Answer 17

Rights related to the duties of citizenship and the gateways for participation in civic life that the government is obliged to protect.

Question 18

when was the defense of marriage act was passed

Answer 18

1996

Question 19

Which amendments provides “all people born in the US are US citizens”

Answer 19

14th Amendment

Question 20

What is agenda setting

Answer 20

Ability of the media to affect the way people view issues, people, or events by controlling which stories are shown and which are not

Question 21

what is the 13th amendment

Answer 21

prohibits slavery

Question 22

14th amendments does

Answer 22

kept states from denying people protection of the law. Makes everyone born in the US citizens of the United States

Question 23

what are civil rights

Answer 23

Rights related to the duties of citizenship and the gateways for participation in civic life that the government is obliged to protect.

Question 24

Know Women gained the right to vote nationally in 1920

Answer 24

Know Women gained the right to vote nationally in 1920

Question 25

Rational basis is

Answer 25

a judicial review test

Question 26

Some examples of economic interest groups

Answer 26

Trade and professional associations, corporations, and unions

Question 27

Why cell phones cause problems for pollsters

Answer 27

They don’t get accurate results, and people refuse to participate in the surveys

Question 28

what is trolling

Answer 28

purposely says something controversial in order to get a rise out of others.

Question 29

What kind of of media did the John F Kennedy debate against Richard Nixon broadcast on?

Answer 29

In 1960, and on tv

Question 30

Who regulates television, radio, wire, and cable?

Answer 30

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Question 31

What is the Americans with Disabilities Act and what do employers have to do to accommodate?

Answer 31

Prohibits discrimination against employees who have physical or mental impairments that substantially limit major life activities. they have to have assistance or changes to a position or workplace that will enable an employee to do his or her job despite having a disability. Under the ADA, employers are required to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified employees with disabilities, unless doing so would pose an undue hardship.

Question 32

Presidential approval ratings

Answer 32

Trump: Approval average - 40
Obama: Approval average - 47.90

Question 33

Why might internet polls not be accurate

Answer 33

We don’t know who’s come to that website and who has taken it

Question 34

Be familiar with public interest groups (what they are and the purpose)

Answer 34

Groups that work on issues that impact the general public rather than a small group

Question 35

Know terms for US citizenship

Answer 35

citizen by birth
citizen through derivation
citizens through acquisition
citizens through naturalization

Question 36

What did Alexis De Tocqueville say about democracy?

Answer 36

“The most natural right of man, after that acting on his own, is that of combining his efforts with those of his fellows and acting together. Therefore the right of association seems to me by nature almost as inalienable as individual liberty.” The formation of group life was an important element of the success of the American democracy

Question 37

what is the sampling error

Answer 37

error in a statistical analysis arising from the unrepresentativeness of the sample taken.

Question 38

How lobbyists provide advisory assistance for legislators

Answer 38

testifying before legislative committees, assisting legislators with the drafting of bills, and providing technical expertise to legislators.

Question 39

What is systems building

Answer 39

a method of building in which prefabricated components are used to speed the construction of buildings.