Unit 6 Test Public Opinion and Media Unit Test Flashcards
What describes the minimal effects theory developed during the 1930s?
A. News shared by friends is filtered through their perspective and has a minimal effect on voters.
B. A candidate’s personal life has a minimal effect on voters’ choices.
C. Political discussions at home by parents have a minimal effect on the views of their children.
D. Campaign spending on political ads has a minimal effect on election results.
A. News shared by friends is filtered through their perspective and has a minimal effect on voters.
Which situation is an example of the government exercising prior restraint?
A. Limiting the number of questions that can be asked during a presidential news briefing
B. Preventing a network from broadcasting a story about corruption from a government whistleblower
C. Forcing a newspaper to remove the names of covert agents in a story about the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) before it is printed
D. Restricting access to government documents to a journalist researching news stories
C. Forcing a newspaper to remove the names of covert agents in a story about the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) before it is printed
Which form of influence can the media use to cause active political debate on an issue?
A. Agenda setting
B. Direct persuasion
C. Priming
D. Framing
A. Agenda setting
Which statement is true about the general political beliefs of major American demographic groups?
A. Men tend to be more politically conservative than women.
B. Catholics tend to be more politically liberal than most Americans.
C. Women tend to be more politically conservative than men.
D. African Americans are more likely to vote Republican than Asian Americans.
A. Men tend to be more politically conservative than women.
Which political belief is associated with modern conservatism?
A. The government should do little to intervene in the national economy.
B. The government should take strong control of the national economy.
C. The government should focus on creating greater social equality.
C. The government should do little that would restrict individual liberty.
A. The government should do little to intervene in the national economy.
Which role do schools generally play in the political socialization of young people?
A. They provide peers to teach political ideology.
B. They provide the first introduction to politics.
C. They provide information on U.S. history and civics.
D. They provide political party indoctrination.
C. They provide information on U.S. history and civics.
