Section 5

Question 1

What describes the minimal effects theory developed during the 1930s?

Answer 1

News shared by friends is filtered through their perspectives and has a minimal effect on voters.

Question 2

Which situation is an example of the government exercising prior restraint?

Answer 2

Forcing a newspaper to remove the names of covert agents in a story about the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) before it is printed.

Question 3

Which form of influence can the media use to cause active political debate on an issue?

Answer 3

Agenda setting

Question 4

Which statement is true about the general political beliefs of major American demographic groups?

Answer 4

Men tend to be more politically conservative than women.

Question 5

Which political belief is associated with modern conservatism?

Answer 5

The government should do little to intervene in the national economy.

Question 6

Which role do schools generally play in the political socialization of young people?

Answer 6

They provide information on U.S. history and civics.