Quiz questions 8-10 Flashcards
Cable programming is often____
national
Newspapers during the Revolutionary war period tended to ____
Unite the colonists and provide information about british
When acting as an agenda setter, the media ____
decides which issues deserve public attention
The supreme Court determined that the right of the press to print classified material ____
is partial, and press may print classified material only if it does not compromise troops or convert opertavies
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.
The Jungle, muckraking
According to research, why might a woman decide not to run for office?
She fears the media will criticize her family
Radio quiz shows and comedy shows were most popular in the
1930s
Which of the following is a reasonable exception to the Freedom of Information Act?
medical records for government employees
Which of the following is not a potential problem that the equal-time rules does not apply to candidate’s support?
Supporters actually fall under the same equal-time rule as candidates
Which od the followinf was not a third-party challenge?
whig part
Which of the following does not represent a major contributing factor in party realignment?
third parties
Which of the following is NOT a reason for the two-party system?
Proportional voting
Which of the following is LEAST likely to identify as leaning republic
Millennial
Which of the following represents how party identifiers from members of the party organization?
They donate money but typically only vote
What is the document called that contain party’s core convictions and issue priorities?
The party platform
_____ 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.
Party-in-the-electorate
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?
Divided government
Which of the following is NOT a potential cause for the increase in party polarization?
Reduced Interparty Conflict
When intrests groups mobilize the public, they typically reach out through
All are true
When intrests groups mobilize the public, they typically reach out through
All are true
Which of the following is an aspect of iron triangles
a symbiotic relationship among Congressional committees, executive agencies, and intrest groups
Revolving door laws are designed to do which of the following?
prevent lawmakers from utilizing their legeslative relationships by becoming lobbysis immediately after leaving office
Which of the following is true of spending in politics
The Supreme Court has resricted spending on politica
Which of the following is the best example of a solidary benefit
joining a group to be with others like you
Interest groups today represent
Virtually every political or social topic and concern
What is the diffrence between a private lobbyist and a public lobbyist?
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.
According to research, why might a
woman decide not to run for office?
She fears the media will criticize her family
Slander is printed information about a person or organization that is not true and harms the reputation of the person or organization
False
members of the voting public who
consider themselves part of a political
party
party-in-the-electorate
Which of the following represents how party identifiers differ from members of the party organization?
They donate money but typically only vote
On high-profile issues like climate change, lobbying
has little effect on the views of the members of congress
How are collective goods different from
private goods?
Collective goods offer broadly
distributed benefits, while private goods
offer particularized benefits.
Which of the following is the best
example of a solidary benefit?
joining a group to be with others like
you
Which of the following is true of spending in politics
The supreme court has opposed restrictions on spending on politics
