The American Democracy, 10th Edition (Patterson)

Chapter 10: The News Media: Communicating Political Images

Chapter Quiz

1
Which of the following is true of the nation's early newspapers?
A)They were committed to objective news reporting.
B)They were independent of the new political parties.
C)They were too expensive for the average citizen and they contained a lot of propaganda.
D)They were read by mass audiences.
E)None of these answers is correct.
2
________ enhanced public support for a war in Cuba against Spain in 1898.
A)William Randolph Hearst
B)William McKinley
C)Theodore Roosevelt
D)Adolph Ochs
E)Franklin D. Roosevelt
3
Yellow journalism was replaced by
A)sensationalism.
B)orange journalism.
C)biased reporting.
D)objective journalism.
E)None of these answers is correct.
4
________ was the chief advocate of objective journalism.
A)William Randolph Hearst
B)Walter Cronkite
C)Frederic Remington
D)Theodore Roosevelt
E)Adolph Ochs
5
The Communications Act
A)deregulated radio broadcasting.
B)regulated television broadcasting.
C)provided subsidies for the development of television broadcasting.
D)brought an end to yellow journalism.
E)created the Federal Communications Commission.
6
________ is responsible for the regulation of broadcasting.
A)Congress
B)The Securities and Exchange Commission
C)The Federal Communications Commission
D)The Department of Justice
E)The U.S. Attorney General
7
What is the "equal time" provision of the Communications Act?
A)It is a law that requires broadcasters to afford all political candidates the same opportunity to advertise at the same cost.
B)It is a law that requires presidential candidates to debate on television.
C)It is a law that requires broadcasters to afford all candidates the same opportunity to advertise at the same cost and requires presidential candidates to debate on television.
D)It is a law that requires that all presidential candidates get free air time before the election.
E)It is a decency standard created by the Supreme Court in 1938.
8
During the era of objective journalism,
A)newspapers were prohibited by law from editorializing.
B)broadcasters were prohibited by law from editorializing.
C)there were no official laws prohibiting editorializing in any media form.
D)both newspapers and broadcasters were prohibited from editorializing.
E)editorial bias was common in official news reporting.
9
Until the 1980s, broadcasters were bound by the ________, which required their news programming to treat fairly all sides of the debate on controversial issues.
A)Equal Time Doctrine
B)Fairness Doctrine
C)Clear and Present Danger Doctrine
D)Watchdog Doctrine
E)Common-Carrier Doctrine
10
The media's ability to influence what is on people's minds is referred to as
A)agenda setting.
B)the Fairness Doctrine.
C)yellow journalism.
D)objective journalism.
E)issue targeting.
11
More than 95 percent of the nation's daily newspapers are serviced by
A)the New York Times.
B)Reuters.
C)CNN.
D)the Associated Press.
E)Fox News.
12
The combined audience of the ABC, CBS, and NBC evening newscasts is now ________ that of the early 1980s.
A)one-fourth
B)three-fourths
C)one-tenth
D)one-third
E)half
13
Which of the following news media sources studiously avoids partisanship as part of its business model?
A)MSNBC
B)CNN
C)the Associated Press
D)NPR
E)the Huffington Post
14
Which of the following is true of the findings of political scientist Martin Wattenberg about the differences in news consumption and news awareness between older and younger adults?
A)The greater knowledge of current events possessed by young adults in the 1980s can be attributed to better education.
B)The rise of Internet news readership has contributed to a dramatic closing of the information gap.
C)Until the early 1970s, young adults were more knowledgeable about current events and leaders than senior citizens.
D)The information gap between younger and older adults was never greater than during the 1970s.
E)There was wide variation in news viewing habits by age in the 1950s.
15
Rupert Murdoch launched which news organization in 1996?
A)MSNBC
B)CNBC
C)PBS
D)NBC
E)FOX News
16
Of the following nations, journalists in ________ are more likely to believe in partisan neutrality.
A)Germany
B)Italy
C)Great Britain
D)the United States
E)Sweden
17
During the 2004 presidential election, it was revealed that documents presented by CBS news anchor Dan Rather as evidence that George W. Bush had shirked his national guard duties were forgeries. This represented
A)the media performing its common-carrier role.
B)the conservative bias of a major news network.
C)the origin of a major news story through radio.
D)the continued viability of the major news networks.
E)the origin of a major news story on the Internet.
18
The press was acting in its ________ role when the New York Times published the so-called "Pentagon Papers."
A)signaler
B)common-carrier
C)watchdog
D)public representative
E)negative
19
As political scientist Markus Prior shows in Post-Broadcast Democracy, today's media system contributes to
A)a reduction in the information gap.
B)partisan polarization.
C)an increase in political understanding by younger citizens.
D)an increased ability for government officials to control public interception of their message.
E)All these answers are correct.
20
Which role of the press provides leaders a channel through which to communicate with the public?
A)common-carrier
B)public-representative
C)watchdog
D)signaling
E)gatekeeper
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