reading quiz 5

Question 1

True or false:

Old fashioned newspaper are read on a daily basis by almost all Americans

Answer 1

false

Question 2

True or false:

Americans may prefer online news because it is more accurate

Answer 2

false

Question 3

Digital citizenship requires two things to evaluate and use information online

1) high-speed —
2) — & — skills

Answer 3

1) high speed internet

2) technical and literacy skills

Question 4

News reporting that is targeted in its content toward a narrow segment of the population is called — —

Answer 4

Niche journalism

Question 5

According to one study, people who get their political news from blogs are

Answer 5

Less knowledgeable than average citizens

Question 6

The media’s power to determine what becomes a part of political discussion and to shape how political events are interpreted are known as

Answer 6

Agenda setting and framing

Question 7

The tendency of the media to focus news coverage on only one aspect of an event or issue is called

Answer 7

Selection bias

Question 8

Most leaks originate from 3 main things:

Answer 8

senior government officials, prominent politicians, and political activists

Question 9

Adversarial journalism refers to

Answer 9

An aggressive form of journalism that attempts to expose and antagonize the status quo

Question 10

In general, FCC regulations apply only to

Answer 10

Over-the-air broadcast media

Question 11

The now-defunct requirement that broadcasters provide time for opposing views when they air programs on controversial issues was called

Answer 11

The fairness doctrine

Question 12

True or false:

Over half of all Americans can be considered “digital citizens”

Answer 12

True

Question 13

The third house refers to

Answer 13

Interest groups

Question 14

Over the past two decades, interest -group-expenditures in California have

Answer 14

Increased

Question 15

An individual who offers his or her lobbying services to multiple client at the same time is called

Answer 15

Contrast lobbying

Question 16

The principle function of an interest group is to

Answer 16

Attain favorable decisions from government on issues that it supports

Question 17

The PAC, political action committees must disclose …

Answer 17

Camping contributions and expenditures in connection with state and local elections

Question 18

True or false:

So many news programs cover California political and governmental news that there is little for each station to report

Answer 18

false

Question 19

What former speaker of the California assembly said, “money is the mother’s milk of politics”

Answer 19

Jesse Unruh

Question 20

Over the past two decades, the number of newspapers across the United States has —- and newspaper circulations have — in every recent year as well

Answer 20

Fallen, declined

Question 21

True or false:

Divided government is a reason for the increase in interest groups in California

Answer 21

false

Question 22

Many experts see the internet as a catalyst for — the democratic process

Answer 22

Enhancing