POLI 2051 Midterm Exam Questions with All Correct Answers
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POLI 2051 Midterm Exam Questions with All Correct Answers
How does the textbook define political participation? - Answer- all the activities used by citizens to influence the selection of political leaders or the policies they pursue
If the poor participated at higher levels in the political p...
POLI 2051 Midterm Exam
Questions with All Correct
Answers
How does the textbook define political participation? - Answer- all the activities used by
citizens to influence the selection of political leaders or the policies they pursue
If the poor participated at higher levels in the political process, what might happen? -
Answer- government programs to alleviate economic inequality would likely be higher
on the political agenda
In a random sample of 1,000 high school students, 29 percent indicated that they had
read the Declaration of Independence at least once, with a sampling error of 4 percent.
Which of the following statements is true? - Answer- It is likely that between 25 and 33
percent of the population have read the Declaration of Independence.
Of the following, which is a form of political participation? - Answer- calling your
representative to express your opinion about upcoming legislation
What is the effect of aging on political participation? - Answer- Aging increases political
participation until the infirmities of old age make it harder to participate.
When do blacks participate more in politics than whites? - Answer- when their levels of
education are equal to those of whites
Which of the following is unconventional political participation? - Answer- staging a sit-in
Which of the following statements about the 1936 Literary Digest poll that predicted
Roosevelt's reelection defeat is true? - Answer- The poll oversampled those with higher
income.
Women are more likely than men to cast their ballots for which type of candidate? -
Answer- Democratic candidates who support higher levels of spending on social
services as opposed to spending on the military
(7)As technology has enabled the media to pass along information with greater speed,
news coverage has become __________. - Answer- less thorough
, The relationship between politicians and the press was ______________ during the
20th century until the 1960s. - Answer- cozy
Policy entrepreneurs are people who invest __________ in an issue. - Answer- political
capital
Television, radio, newspapers, magazines, the Internet, and other forms of
communication are collectively referred to as the __________. - Answer- mass media
The increased number of news and infotainment options has resulted in __________ in
which media outlets focus on a particular interest and aim at a particular audience. -
Answer- narrowcasting
The media's emphasis on the slowly improving American economic situation in 2012
rather than the record number of long-term unemployed Americans is an example of
_____________. - Answer- agenda setting
The use of in-depth reporting to unearth scandals, scams, and schemes, at times
putting reporters in adversarial relationships with political leaders, is referred to as
__________ journalism. - Answer- investigative
Thomas Patterson's careful analysis of campaign reporting has shown that since 1960,
its emphasis has changed dramatically from ____________. - Answer- the candidates'
policy statements to the campaign as a horse race
Trial balloons are used for which of the following? - Answer- assessing a political
reaction
What are the specific locations from which news frequently emanates called? - Answer-
beats
What do network executives blame for the superficiality in media reporting? - Answer-
the public
__________ is the tendency for viewers to seek news that aligns with their existing
ideas. - Answer- Selective exposure
A law passed by Congress and the adoption of a regulation by an agency are examples
of which of the following? - Answer- public policies
Free speech and a free press are essential to which principle of traditional democratic
theory? - Answer- enlightened understanding
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