Quiz #2

Question 1

The accuracy of a poll usually expressed in terms of

Answer 1

Margin of error

Question 2

The voting rights act of 1995 aimed to eliminate racial discrimination in voting and ensure equal voting rights for all citizens.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Mass media is often biased.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The media perform which of the following political functions?

Answer 4

All of the above are correct

Question 5

Evening news on TV would be an example of…

Answer 5

Broadcast media

Question 6

A poll states that former President Donald Trump will receive 43 percent of the vote in the 2024 presidential election and is dated November 2023. There is an 8 percent margin of error. What do you think of the poll?

Answer 6

It is a good poll, and the margin of error is small

Question 7

Which is NOT a way that media plays an important role in setting the public agenda?

Answer 7

Focuses public attention on all the issues

Question 8

What is the most important factor, as stated in lecture, to getting a good poll that best resembles the target population?

Answer 8

Random Sampling

Question 9

__________ was designed in response to discrimination of African American Voter in the Jim Crow South.

Answer 9

The Voting Rights Act

Question 10

Brown v. Board of Education established the “separate but equal” doctrine, allowing racial segregation as long as the facilities seemed equal. However, the decision was later overturned by Plessy vs. Ferguson.

Answer 10

False

Question 11

According to the text, The Americans with Disabilities act, which protects persons with disabilities from discrimination in many aspects of life — including employment, education, and access to buildings and businesses — was signed into law in:

Answer 11

1990

Question 12

_______ is fabricated with the intention of misleading or confusing readers.

Answer 12

Fake News

Question 13

Which landmark legislation in civil rights history prohibited discrimination based on race, sex, religion, color, or national origin?

Answer 13

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Question 14

Brown vs. Board of Education

Answer 14

Reversed previous precedent that had upheld segregation was allowed as long as all components were kept equal.

Question 15

Which of the following is not part of a scientific poll design?

Answer 15

An intentionally leading question

Question 16

The NCAAP worked to end discrimination based off race in the south through…

Answer 16

Challenging segregation

Question 17

Which of the following is not an example of mass media?

Answer 17

All of the above are forms of mass media

Question 18

The most accurate way to measure public opinion is by

Answer 18

Scientific polling

Question 19

As stated in lecture a hypothesis can be summarized as…

Answer 19

A potential answer to the research question

Question 20

Which of the following is the best definition for public opinion?

Answer 20

The complex collection of opinions of many different people

Question 21

___________ is protected by the first constitutional amendment, plays a critical role to ensure every American has constant access to what government does.

Answer 21

Freedom of the Press