Quiz questions 8-10

Question 1

Cable programming is often____

Answer 1

national

Question 2

Newspapers during the Revolutionary war period tended to ____

Answer 2

Unite the colonists and provide information about british

Question 3

When acting as an agenda setter, the media ____

Answer 3

decides which issues deserve public attention

Question 4

The supreme Court determined that the right of the press to print classified material ____

Answer 4

is partial, and press may print classified material only if it does not compromise troops or convert opertavies

Question 5

Upton Sinclairs novel_____ led to changes in the way industrial workers were treated and was an example of ____, the publishing of new coverage that exposed corrupt business and government practice.

Answer 5

The Jungle, muckraking

Question 5

According to research, why might a woman decide not to run for office?

Answer 5

She fears the media will criticize her family

Question 6

Radio quiz shows and comedy shows were most popular in the

Answer 6

1930s

Question 7

Which of the following is a reasonable exception to the Freedom of Information Act?

Answer 7

medical records for government employees

Question 8

Which of the following is not a potential problem that the equal-time rules does not apply to candidate’s support?

Answer 8

Supporters actually fall under the same equal-time rule as candidates

Question 9

Which od the followinf was not a third-party challenge?

Answer 9

whig part

Question 10

Which of the following does not represent a major contributing factor in party realignment?

Answer 10

third parties

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the two-party system?

Answer 11

Proportional voting

Question 12

Which of the following is LEAST likely to identify as leaning republic

Answer 12

Millennial

Question 13

Which of the following represents how party identifiers from members of the party organization?

Answer 13

They donate money but typically only vote

Question 14

What is the document called that contain party’s core convictions and issue priorities?

Answer 14

The party platform

Question 15

_____ members of the voting public who consider themselves part of a political party or who consistently prefer the candidates of one party over the other.

Answer 15

Party-in-the-electorate

Question 16

What is the term that signifies at least one house of Congress is controlled by a party different from the party in control of the White House?

Answer 16

Divided government

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a potential cause for the increase in party polarization?

Answer 17

Reduced Interparty Conflict

Question 18

When intrests groups mobilize the public, they typically reach out through

Answer 18

All are true

Question 18

When intrests groups mobilize the public, they typically reach out through

Answer 18

All are true

Question 19

Which of the following is an aspect of iron triangles

Answer 19

a symbiotic relationship among Congressional committees, executive agencies, and intrest groups

Question 20

Revolving door laws are designed to do which of the following?

Answer 20

prevent lawmakers from utilizing their legeslative relationships by becoming lobbysis immediately after leaving office

Question 21

Which of the following is true of spending in politics

Answer 21

The Supreme Court has resricted spending on politica

Question 22

Which of the following is the best example of a solidary benefit

Answer 22

joining a group to be with others like you

Question 23

Interest groups today represent

Answer 23

Virtually every political or social topic and concern

Question 24

What is the diffrence between a private lobbyist and a public lobbyist?

Answer 24

The public interest lobbyist is a representative of an organization that seeks to benefit the popular at large, not a specific client or small collection of people.

Question 25

According to research, why might a
woman decide not to run for office?

Answer 25

She fears the media will criticize her family

Question 26

Slander is printed information about a person or organization that is not true and harms the reputation of the person or organization

Answer 26

False

Question 27

members of the voting public who
consider themselves part of a political
party

Answer 27

party-in-the-electorate

Question 28

Which of the following represents how party identifiers differ from members of the party organization?

Answer 28

They donate money but typically only vote

Question 29

On high-profile issues like climate change, lobbying

Answer 29

has little effect on the views of the members of congress

Question 30

How are collective goods different from
private goods?

Answer 30

Collective goods offer broadly
distributed benefits, while private goods
offer particularized benefits.

Question 31

Which of the following is the best
example of a solidary benefit?

Answer 31

joining a group to be with others like
you

Question 32

Which of the following is true of spending in politics

Answer 32

The supreme court has opposed restrictions on spending on politics