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2024 UNIT 6 C963 AMERICAN POLITICS EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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2024 UNIT 6 C963 AMERICAN POLITICS EXAM WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Town of Greece v. Galloway - CORRECT ANSWERS-Prayer at the beginning of a legislative meeting is constitutional (adults, voluntary, non-coercive)
2014
Mandate - CORRECT ANSWERS-A presidential election outcome in which the declared winner has won with more than 50% of the popular vote
Mass Media - CORRECT ANSWERS-Media forms designed to communicate information and entertainment to the general public
Public Relations - CORRECT ANSWERS-Communications efforts on the part of an individual or group intended to improve their image
Hypodermic Theory - CORRECT ANSWERS-A model of communications suggesting that an intended message is directly received and wholly accepted by the receiver.
Minimal Effects Theor y - CORRECT ANSWERS-the idea that the media have little effect on citizens
Cultivation Theory - CORRECT ANSWERS-the idea that media affect a citizen's worldview through the information presented
Which of these theories states that the media has little or no effect on public opinion? Select the one correct answer.
The minimal effects theory
The media bias theory
The hypodermic theory The cultivation theory - CORRECT ANSWERS-Minimal effects theory holds that media can have some effects on people, but it doesn't have the kind of total control posited by hypodermic theory.
Framing - CORRECT ANSWERS-The process of giving a news story a specific context or background
Episodic Framing - CORRECT ANSWERS-occurs when a story focuses on isolated details or specifics rather than looking broadly at a whole issue.
Thematic Framing - CORRECT ANSWERS-takes a broad look at an issue and skips numbers or details. It looks at how the issue has changed over a long period of time and what has led to it.
Agenda Setting - CORRECT ANSWERS-The media's ability to choose which issues or topics get attention
What might prime a media story about the economy and influence viewers? Select the one correct answer.
A report about a small positive growth rate is published.
Coverage of a single presidential news conference is presented.
An editorial about the economy is printed.
A series of reports discusses the economic woes of the country. - CORRECT ANSWERS-A series of reports discusses the economic woes of the country.
This series of reports would create a context in which reports would be viewed negatively even if, for example, they publicize a small positive growth rate.
Select the one correct answer. The term "pack journalism" describes the tendency of journalists to:
Report on the same topics as their peers rather than uncovering new and interesting items that would require more difficult original work.
Provide only negative coverage of candidates instead of also including discussion of candidates' positive aspects
Always travel in pairs.
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