POLS 2311 Final Practice Test Part II

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Quiz sobre POLS 2311 Final Practice Test Part II, criado por Meghan Tennant em 30-06-2018.
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Questão 1

Questão
Which of the following terms describe America's fundamental political values?
Responda
  • liberty, equality of opportunity, and democracy
  • independent and moderate
  • internationalist and isolationist
  • liberal and conservative

Questão 2

Questão
Who is an incumbent?
Responda
  • the current officeholder, running for reelection
  • the candidate who raises the most money during the campaign
  • whoever is leading in the polls on the day of the election
  • a candidate who is running against a current officeholder in an election

Questão 3

Questão
Large media conglomerates own approximately ______ percent of daily newspapers.
Responda
  • 75
  • 40
  • 55
  • 25

Questão 4

Questão
The practice of push polling involves
Responda
  • the system of repeatedly calling people in the sampling frame until they respond to the survey.
  • the procedure of asking loaded questions in order to subtly shape the respondent's opinion.
  • the effect of polls having to push politicians into adopting policy proposals they would not otherwise adopt.
  • polling services attempting to sell their polling data to major news media organizations at higher prices during election seasons.

Questão 5

Questão
The power of the media to draw public attention to particular issues and problems is called
Responda
  • agenda-setting
  • framing
  • the bandwagon effect
  • canvassing

Questão 6

Questão
Pollsters use random digit dialing to gather national samples for surveys because
Responda
  • there is not a complete list of all Americans that can be used to identify the population.
  • sampling errors are typically too high when other techniques are used.
  • it is the only method that generates high levels of measurement error.
  • sampling errors are typically too low when other techniques are used.

Questão 7

Questão
What is the ultimate goal of a political party?
Responda
  • winning elections
  • raising the most money
  • creating the party platform
  • nominating candidates

Questão 8

Questão
In the Pentagon Papers case, the Supreme Court ruled
Responda
  • President Nixon did not commit an impeachable offense.
  • the government could block the release of any documents that were illegally leaded to the press.
  • the government could not block the release of the papers.
  • President Nixon would be impeached.

Questão 9

Questão
_____ generally support abortion rights and oppose state involvement with religious institutions.
Responda
  • Socialists
  • Conservatives
  • Liberals
  • Internationalists

Questão 10

Questão
The most important selection bias in news is the
Responda
  • economic interests if the media's owners
  • approval of government regulators
  • ideology of the journalists
  • audience appeal of a story

Questão 11

Questão
Throughout its history, American politics has been dominated by _______ major political party/parties.
Responda
  • four
  • one
  • two
  • three

Questão 12

Questão
Which of the following requires a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) license in order to legally broadcast in the United States?
Responda
  • Internet websites
  • over-the-air television
  • satellite radio channels
  • cable television stations

Questão 13

Questão
The majority of political action committees (PACs) represent
Responda
  • the working class and poor people
  • business and professional groups
  • Republicans and Democrats
  • environmental groups and religious organizations

Questão 14

Questão
The Fairness Doctrine required that
Responda
  • all regulated newspapers establish a section of the editorial page for letters from readers.
  • all broadcasters provide candidates for the same political office with equal opportunities to communicate their messages to the public.
  • broadcasters who aired controversial issues provide time for opposing viewpoints.
  • all network news reports be balanced and fair-minded or they would be labeled editorials.

Questão 15

Questão
A political party is an organization
Responda
  • that falls under section 501(c)(4) of the United States tax code
  • that collects fees from its members in order to pay the salaries of government officials
  • that tries to influence the government by getting its members elected to office.
  • established by the Constitution to nominate candidates.

Questão 16

Questão
Which of the following statements best describes the changing ownership patterns in the American media?
Responda
  • There has been a recent trend toward diversification of national news, as conglomerates have come to own a larger percentage of media outlets.
  • There has been a recent rend toward homogenization of national news because the Telecommunications Act of 1996 required print media outlets to follow the Fairness Doctrine.
  • There has been a recent trend toward diversification of national news because the Telecommunications Act of 1996 required print media outlets to follow the Fairness Doctrine.
  • There has been a recent trend toward homogenization of national news, as conglomerates have come to own a larger percentage of media outlets.

Questão 17

Questão
Which president promoted his policy agenda to the American people through "fireside chats"?
Responda
  • Warren Harding
  • Harry Truman
  • John F. Kennedy
  • Franklin D.Roosevelt

Questão 18

Questão
What is the "gender gap"?
Responda
  • differences in education and income levels for men and women.
  • differing levels of political participation between men and women.
  • differences in political opinions between men and women.
  • differences in fundamental political values held by men and women.

Questão 19

Questão
Today, advertising revenue at print newspapers is _____ what it was in 2005.
Responda
  • more than double
  • half
  • roughly equal to
  • one-tenth

Questão 20

Questão
in Red Lion Broadcasting Company v. FCC (1969), the Supreme Court upheld the
Responda
  • equal time rule
  • Framing Doctrine
  • right of rebuttal
  • Fairness Doctrine

Questão 21

Questão
Which of the following statements is true about the news media?
Responda
  • The mass media are neutral messengers for ideas.
  • National journalists tend to avoid investigating political scandals.
  • Journalists tend to provide negative coverage of a president during a crisis.
  • The mass media have an enormous impact on public opinion.

Questão 22

Questão
Daily internet users who participate in society and politics through online activities are called
Responda
  • online activists
  • internet junkies
  • 2.0 participators
  • digital citizens

Questão 23

Questão
What is the most important factor in predicting whether an individual votes?
Responda
  • religious affiliation
  • education level
  • race
  • sexual orientation

Questão 24

Questão
Which of the following best describes the relationship between the government and the media in the United States today?
Responda
  • The government owns, but does not control, the major sources of media.
  • The government does not own but regulates the content and ownership of broadcast media
  • The government controls most media content through regulations and tightly controlled press briefings.
  • The government heavily regulates print media but imposes no regulations on radio and television broadcast.

Questão 25

Questão
Which of the following statements about political opinions is correct?
Responda
  • Whites and blacks generally have the same views on racism.
  • The poor are generally more supportive of economic and social program that the wealthy.
  • Race, income, and education are not factors that lead to differences in opinion.
  • Men are more opposed to military intervention than women.

Questão 26

Questão
The process by which political values are formed is known as
Responda
  • ideological socialization
  • value enhancing
  • brainwashing
  • political socailization

Questão 27

Questão
Which of the following statements about newspapers is accurate?
Responda
  • Daily newspaper print circulation has declined by over 30 percent over the past 20 years.
  • Newspapers tend to provide less complete coverage of political events that other media.
  • Newspapers are the primary source of news for most Americans.
  • Political, social, and economic elites rely very little on newspapers.

Questão 28

Questão
National elections are held in the United States on the first Tuesday of November ______ year(s).
Responda
  • every other
  • every three
  • every four
  • every

Questão 29

Questão
_____ is the single-most important political act for most Americans.
Responda
  • Voting
  • Peaceful protest
  • Writing a letter to the editor
  • Contributing to political campaigns

Questão 30

Questão
Conservatives are more likely that liberals to support
Responda
  • abortion rights
  • school prayer
  • the expansion of government programs, such as Medicaid.
  • government regulation of business

Questão 31

Questão
What is "niche journalism"?
Responda
  • journalism this highly critical of government officials and the status quo.
  • news reporting targeted for a demographic of readers based on content or ideological presentation.
  • any political reporting that can only be found online
  • journalism that is uncritical of government officials and the status quo

Questão 32

Questão
Lowe-level officials who hope to publicize what they view as their bosses' or the government's improper activities are usually called
Responda
  • "whistle-blowers"
  • "bell ringers"
  • "watchdogs"
  • "adversarial journalists"

Questão 33

Questão
Which statement best describes the relationship between public opinion and government policy?
Responda
  • The relationship between government policy and public opinion is dynamic, where government policy respond to public opinion but public opinion also shifts based on government policies.
  • Government policy never influences public opinion because most Americans pay very little attention to politics.
  • Public opinion always influences government policy because lawmakers are legally bound to enact the majority's preferences.
  • Government policy almost never influences public opinion.

Questão 34

Questão
Libertarianism is a political ideology that
Responda
  • argues that governments are inherently repressive and should be abolished entirely.
  • emphasizes freedom and voluntary association with small government.
  • Argues for the need to place strict limitations on voting rights and civil liberties.
  • argues that a single ruler should have total control over every aspect of people's lives.

Questão 35

Questão
_____ warned Americans against the danger of political parties in his farewell address.
Responda
  • James Madison
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • James Monroe
  • George Washington

Questão 36

Questão
Which of the following statements about age and political participation is true?
Responda
  • Young people are just as likely to participate in politics as older people.
  • Young people are far less likely to participate in politics that older people/.
  • Neither young nor older people participates much in politics.
  • Both old people and young people participate in politics at a very high level.

Questão 37

Questão
In order to win the presidency, a candidate must win
Responda
  • at least 300 electoral votes.
  • at least 270 electoral votes.
  • a majority of the popular vote.
  • at least 26 state-level presidential elections.

Questão 38

Questão
During the late 1840s and early 1850s, both the Democratic and Whig parties were divided by
Responda
  • conflicts over slavery
  • fiscal policies imposed during the tariff crisis.
  • the westward expansion of the United States.
  • the appropriate amount of government regulation of the economy.

Questão 39

Questão
Third parties in the United States typically represent
Responda
  • extremist religious groups
  • recent immigrants
  • the political interests of America's allies who attempt to influence the American decision making process because U.S. policies can affect their futures.
  • social and economic interests that are disregarded by the two major parties for certain reasons.

Questão 40

Questão
_____ occurs when one party controls the presidency while another party controls one or both houses of Congress.
Responda
  • Divided government
  • External mobilization
  • Internal mobilization
  • An electoral relaignment

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