Question 1

5 out of 5 points
Which statement best describes the relationship between public opinion and government
policy?
Selected a. 
Answer: The relationship between government policy and public opinion is
dynamic, wherein government policy responds to public opinion but
public opinion also shifts based on new government policies.
 Question 2
5 out of 5 points
During the 2020 Democratic presidential primary elections, candidate and former Vice
President Joe Biden received favorable national coverage showing his lead in the South
Carolina polls. Despite losses in the previous four states, Biden went on to become the
party’s presumptive nominee in weeks. The increased public support for Biden is partly
explained by
Selected Answer: a. 
the bandwagon effect.
 Question 3
5 out of 5 points
The fact that many middle-class and lower-middle-class citizens who did not stand to
benefit from President George W. Bush’s tax cuts seemed to favor them is an example of
the
Selected Answer: c. 
importance of political knowledge.
 Question 4
5 out of 5 points
Which of the following is not a problem that pollsters encounter?

Selected Answer: d. 

only get
ing a 75 percent response rate
 Question 5
5 out of 5 points
Which of the following sets of terms best describes America’s fundamental political
values?
Selected Answer: d. 
liberty, equality of opportunity, and
democracy
 Question 6
5 out of 5 points
Which of the following sample sizes is sufficient to have a reasonably accurate poll?

Selected Answer: d. 

1500
 Question 7
0 out of 5 points
 republicans Imagine that national surveys showed that over a period of 30 years racist attitudes
towards African Americans in the United States drastically declined, yet studies
showed ample evidence of persistent racism in the states. The disparity between the
public opinion polls and the real word is best explained by which of the following?
Selected Answer: b. 
selection bias
 Question 8
5 out of 5 points
Pollsters use random digit dialing to gather national samples for public-opinion polls
because
Selected a. 
Answer: there is not a complete list of all Americans that can be used to
identify the population.
 Question 9
5 out of 5 points
In recent years, response rates for random digit dial surveys have been
Selected Answer: c. 
declining steadily and now average less than 10%.
 Question 10
5 out of 5 points
A(n) ________ is a method used by pollsters to select a representative sample in which
every individual in the population has an equal probability of being selected as a
respondent.
Selected Answer: b. 
simple random sample
 Question 11
5 out of 5 points
Liberalism and conservatism are examples of
Selected Answer: b. 
political ideologies.
 Question 12
5 out of 5 points
Large cities have predominantly ________ populations, while ________ are more
numerous in rural and suburban areas.
Selected Answer: a. 
Democratic; Republicans
 Question 13
5 out of 5 points
During the 2000 South Carolina Republican primary, George W. Bush supporters
telephoned conservative White voters to ask if they would be more or less likely to vote for
John McCain if they knew he had fathered an illegitimate Black child. This was an
example of a
Selected Answer: c. 
push poll.
 Question 14
 0 out of 5 points
The vast majority of Americans describe themselves as
Selected Answer: c. 
conservatives or libertarians.
 Question 15
0 out of 5 points
Public opinion polls show wide partisan differences on the importance of
key issues. Study the following figure that contrasts policy beliefs of those
who identify with the Republican party or lean toward it with those who
identify with the Democratic party or lean toward it.

On which issue is there the largest difference in opinion between

Republicans and Democrats?
Selected Answer: b. 
climate change
 Question 16
5 out of 5 points
A push poll involves
Selected a. 
Answer: asking loaded questions in order to subtly shape the respondent’s
opinion.
 Question 17
5 out of 5 points
Public opinion polls show wide partisan differences on the importance of
key issues. Study the following figure that contrasts policy beliefs of those
who identify with the Republican party or lean toward it with those who
identify with the Democratic party or lean toward it.

Suppose you were running for office as a Republican and you wanted to
focus on the issues that matter most to Republicans. Which issues would
you emphasize in your campaign?
Selected Answer: a. 
terrorism, immigration, and the economy
 Question 18
5 out of 5 points
Which U.S. president promoted his policy agenda to the American people through “fireside
chats”?
Selected Answer: a. 
Franklin D. Roosevelt
 Question 19
5 out of 5 points
In order for a public opinion poll to accurately generalize to the entire population, the
survey must
 Selected c. 
Answer: select respondents randomly and everyone in the target population
must have an equal chance of being selected.
 Question 20
5 out of 5 points
How many Americans have no religious affiliation?
Selected Answer: d. 
approximately 25%

On which of the following issue are Republicans and Democrats in closest

agreement?
Selected Answer: a. 
Social Security
 Question 9
0 out of 5 points
How many Americans have no religious affiliation?
Selected Answer: a. 
approximately 35%

On which issue is there the largest difference in opinion between Republicans and
Democrats?
Selected Answer: a. 
climate change

Suppose you were running in a nonpartisan campaign and were trying to appeal to
voters from both sides of the political divide. Which issues would you emphasize in
your campaign?
Selected Answer: b. 
jobs, global trade, drug
addiction

 Question 1

5 out of 5 points
 During the early nineteenth century, the main base of strength for the Jeffersonian
Republican Party under Andrew Jackson was in
Selected Answer: c.
the South.

 Question 2

5 out of 5 points

Which of the following groups was NOT part of the New Deal coalition?
Selected Answer: c.
Asian Americans

 Question 3

5 out of 5 points

The Populist Party appealed to which of the following groups?

Selected Answer: d.
western mining interests, small farmers, and urban
workers

 Question 4

5 out of 5 points

Lobbying is often easier on which kinds of issues?

Selected Answer: c.

issues that the public does not care about

 Question 5

5 out of 5 points

Between 1812 and 1830, the United States had

Selected Answer: c.
one political party: the Jeffersonian Republicans.

 Question 6
5 out of 5 points

Which of the following groups is most likely to affiliate with the Republican
Party?
Selected Answer: b.
older White voters

 Question 7

5 out of 5 points

A benefit that is sought by an interest group and that once achieved cannot be
denied to

nonmembers is called a
Selected Answer: a.
collective good.

 Question 8

5 out of 5 points

“Selective benefits” are

Selected c.
Answer: incentives that interest groups make available only to those people who
are members of their organizations.

 Question 9

5 out of 5 points

A political party is an organization

Selected a.
Answer: that tries to influence the government by getting its members elected
to office.

 Question 10

5 out of 5 points
 A person who enjoys the benefits of a group’s collective efforts but does not
contribute

to those efforts is called a

Selected Answer: d.
free rider.

 Question 11

5 out of 5 points

Party activists are ________ likely to contribute time to party affairs and ________
likely to

hold more extreme views than the party’s rank-and-file voters.

Selected Answer: c.
more; more

 Question 12

5 out of 5 points

During the 1980s, the Republicans added ________ to their coalition.

Selected Answer: c.
religious conservatives and working-class
Whites

 Question 13

5 out of 5 points

The New Deal coalition was severely strained and ultimately broken apart by the
Selected Answer: a.
Vietnam War and the issue of civil
rights.

 Question 14

5 out of 5 points

The Jeffersonian Republicans were best known for their support of

 Selected Answer: b.
a weak national government, with the states retaining most
powers.

 Question 15

5 out of 5 points

Jane is a volunteer for Trump’s 2020 campaign, knocking on doors and persuading
voters to vote for Trump and other Republican candidates in the election. Her
efforts best characterize her as a
Selected Answer: d.
party activist.

 Question 16

5 out of 5 points

A ________ is the best example of an informational benefit provided by many

interest groups.
Selected Answer: b.
newsletter

 Question 17

0 out of 5 points

Party identification has changed over time, with the number of Democrats,
Republicans, and independents gaining or losing supporters at different periods.
Study this chart on party identification and answer the questions that follow.

A majority of Americans have which political identification?

Selected Answer: a.
independent

 Question 18

5 out of 5 points

Party identification has changed over time, with the number of Democrats,
Republicans, and independents gaining or losing supporters at different periods.
 Study this chart on party identification and answer the questions that follow.

During what period did the Democrats have the largest group of supporters?
Selected Answer: d.
1976–1982

 Question 19

5 out of 5 points

Which statement about party identification and gender in the United States is most
accurate?
Selected d.
Answer: Women are significantly more likely than men to identify with the
Democratic Party, whereas more men identify as Republicans.

 Question 20

5 out of 5 points

Party identification has changed over time, with the number of Democrats,
Republicans, and independents gaining or losing supporters at different periods.
Study this chart on party identification and answer the questions that follow.

In which of the following periods were people most likely to identify as

independents?
Selected Answer: b.
2012–2019
D

 Question 1
5 out of 5 points
Which statement about party identification and gender in the United States is most
accurate?
Selected d. 
Answer:
Women are significantly more likely than men to identify with the
Democratic Party, whereas more men identify as Republicans.
 Question 2
0 out of 5 points
Between 1812 and 1830, the United States had

Selected Answer: c. 

two political parties: the Federalists and the Jeffersonian

Republicans.

 Question 3
5 out of 5 points
A ________ is the best example of an informational benefit provided by many interest
groups.
Selected Answer: b. 

newsletter

 Question 4
0 out of 5 points
Party identification has changed over time, with the number of Democrats,
Republicans, and independents gaining or losing supporters at different periods.
Study this chart on party identification and answer the questions that follow.

A majority of Americans have which political identification?

Selected Answer: d. 

Democrat

 Question 5
5 out of 5 points
Jane is a volunteer for Trump’s 2020 campaign, knocking on doors and persuading voters
to vote for Trump and other Republican candidates in the election. Her efforts best
characterize her as a
Selected Answer: b. 

party activist.

 Question 6
5 out of 5 points
Party activists are ________ likely to contribute time to party affairs and ________ likely to
hold more extreme views than the party’s rank-and-file voters.
Selected Answer: c. 

more; more

 Question 7
5 out of 5 points
 A distinctive pattern of voting behavior reflecting the differences in views between women
and men is known as
Selected Answer: d. 

the gender gap.

 Question 8
5 out of 5 points
Party identification has changed over time, with the number of Democrats,
Republicans, and independents gaining or losing supporters at different periods.
Study this chart on party identification and answer the questions that follow.

During what period did the Democrats lose the most supporters?
Selected Answer: c. 

1982–1988

 Question 9
5 out of 5 points
Which of the following groups is most likely to affiliate with the Republican Party?

Selected Answer: b. 

older White voters

 Question 10
5 out of 5 points
From the end of the Civil War to the 1890s, the ________ Party was the party of the
North,
while the ________ Party was the party of the South.
Selected Answer: d. 

Republican; Democratic

 Question 11
5 out of 5 points
Party identification has changed over time, with the number of Democrats,
Republicans, and independents gaining or losing supporters at different periods.
Study this chart on party identification and answer the questions that follow.

In which of the following periods were people most likely to identify as

independents?
Selected Answer: b. 
 2012–2019

 Question 12
5 out of 5 points
“Selective benefits” are

Selected b. 
Answer:
incentives that interest groups make available only to those people
who are members of their organizations.

 Question 13
5 out of 5 points
A person who enjoys the benefits of a group’s collective efforts but does not contribute
to those efforts is called a
Selected Answer: d. 

free rider.

 Question 14
5 out of 5 points
During the early nineteenth century, the main base of strength for the Jeffersonian
Republican Party under Andrew Jackson was in
Selected Answer: d. 

the South.

 Question 15
5 out of 5 points
During the 1980s, the Republicans added ________ to their coalition.

Selected Answer: c. 

religious conservatives and working-class Whites

 Question 16
5 out of 5 points
Lobbying is often easier on which kinds of issues?

Selected Answer: a. 

issues that the public does not care about

 Question 17
5 out of 5 points
A benefit that is sought by an interest group and that once achieved cannot be denied to
nonmembers is called a
 Selected Answer: b. 

collective good.

 Question 18
5 out of 5 points
The Federalist Party disappeared, in part, as a result of

Selected Answer: c. 

the War of 1812.

 Question 19
5 out of 5 points
Which of the following groups was NOT part of the New Deal coalition?

Selected Answer: d. 

Asian Americans

 Question 20
5 out of 5 points
The Jeffersonian Republicans were best known for their support of

Selected Answer: a. 

a weak national government, with the states retaining most

powers.

Tuesday, October 26, 2021 5:11:00 PM EDT

QUESTION 1
1. Superdelegates
a. are currently used in the Democratic Party presidential primary only.
b. are currently used in the Republican Party presidential primary only.
c. have been ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
d. are currently used in both the Republican and Democratic Party primaries.

5 points   
QUESTION 2
1. Which of the following are the three most major factors that influence a voter’s choice?
a. wealth of the candidate, education, and issues
b. advertising, debates, and issues
c. partisan loyalty, issues, and the characteristics of candidates
d. advertising, partisan loyalty, and personality
 5 points   
QUESTION 3
1. Which of the following statements about women’s suffrage is most accurate?
a. The federal government adopted women’s suffrage via the Nineteenth
Amendment before any state or territorial government granted women the
vote.
b. Women were given the right to vote under the Articles of Confederation, but
not under the Constitution.
c. A number of state and territorial governments adopted women’s suffrage
before the federal government granted women the vote through the
Nineteenth Amendment.
d. Every state and territorial government adopted women’s suffrage before the
federal government granted women the vote.
5 points   
QUESTION 4
1. Activities designed to influence politics using the internet are best described as
a. grassroots campaigns.
b. closed primaries.
c. digital political participation.
d. open primaries.

5 points   
QUESTION 5
1. Approximately ________ is needed for a candidate to have a reasonable chance of winning
a seat in the House of Representatives.
a. $5 million
b. $250,000
c. $100,000
d. $1 million

5 points   
QUESTION 6
1. A(n) ________ occurs when a voter must be registered with a party prior to voting in that
party’s election.
a. referendum
b. open primary
c. majority system
d. closed primary

5 points   
QUESTION 7
1. Under the National Popular Vote plan
a. a state’s electoral college votes would go to the candidate who won the
 national popular vote, not the candidate with a plurality of votes in that
specific state.
b. members of the Senate would be elected by the country on the whole
instead of by individual states.
c. the electoral college would be abolished and the candidate with the most
votes in the country overall would become president.
d. the individual state-level caucus and primary elections during the nomination
stage would be replaced with a national primary to be held on the first
Tuesday of March during a presidential election year.
5 points   
QUESTION 8
1. Primary elections were introduced by
a. the Democrats in the 1830s.
b. the Republicans in the 1870s.
c. the Federalists in the late eighteenth century.
d. Progressive reformers at the start of the
1900s.
5 points   
QUESTION 9
1. Independent expenditures by Super PACs
a. were declared unconstitutional in the Citizens United  case.
b. can raise and spend an unlimited amount of money on political campaigns.
c. are limited in how much money they can raise and spend on political
campaigns.
d. must be closely coordinated with a campaign.

5 points   
QUESTION 10
1. 527 committees are an important part of the American political system because they
a. work closely with political parties to coordinate election campaign strategies
and fund-raising efforts.
b. are charged with enforcing the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act.
c. are able to raise and spend unlimited amounts of money as long as they do
not coordinate their activities with a political party.
d. operate the caucuses of each of the two main political parties.

5 points   
QUESTION 11
1. Who is an incumbent?
a. whoever is leading in the polls on the day of the election
b. a candidate who is running against a current officeholder in an election
c. the candidate who raises the most money during the campaign
 d. the current officeholder running for re-election

5 points   
QUESTION 12
1. An election held to select the party’s candidate for the general election is called a
a. general election.
b. primary election.
c. midterm election.
d. turnout elections.

5 points   
QUESTION 13
1. What is the most important factor in predicting whether an individual votes?
a. religious affiliation
b. education level
c. race
d. sexual orientation

5 points   
QUESTION 14
1. In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) the Supreme Court ruled that
a. the government could not restrict independent expenditures by corporations
or unions on behalf of candidates or issues.
b. the right of individuals to spend their own money on political campaigns is
constitutionally protected.
c. individuals do not have a right to use their own money on political campaigns
as this is not constitutionally protected.
d. there is a limit to the number of candidates that an individual or PAC can
give money to in a campaign.
5 points   
QUESTION 15
1. During early national periods of American history, suffrage was generally restricted to White
males over the age of
a. 25
b. 30
c. 18
d. 21

5 points   
QUESTION 16
1. Which statement best characterizes Asian American voter turnout in the United States?
a. It is on par with turnout among White voters.
 b. It is similar to Hispanic turnout.
c. It is higher than voter turnout among African Americans.
d. It is the highest turnout of all groups of Americans.

5 points   
QUESTION 17
1. Which of the following is the best characterization of digital political participation?
a. Digital political participation consists exclusively of voting or getting voters to
the polls.
b. Digital political participation includes activities designed to influence the
government, from voting to donating to candidates to attending political
meetings.
c. Digital political participation includes activities like visiting a candidate’s
website or signing an online petition.
d. Digital political participation includes all of the different forms and manners of
influencing elected officials except for voting.
5 points   
QUESTION 18
1. Women won the right to vote in
a. 1865.
b. 1965.
c. 1790.
d. 1920.

5 points   
QUESTION 19
1. What is ?
a. the percentage of eligible individuals who actually vote
b. assemblies or crowds out in public to confront a government or other official
organization
c. the right to vote
d. activities designed to influence government

5 points   
QUESTION 20
1. ________ states currently require all voters to show some form of ID before voting at the
polls.
a. More than half of all
b. All fifty
c. Fewer than five
d. About a quarter of all
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Course POS2041-2227-4319
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Started 9/27/22 5:47 PM
Submitted 9/27/22 6:14 PM
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Attempt Score 85 out of 100 points  
Time Elapsed 27 minutes out of 30 minutes
Results Displayed Submitted Answers, Feedback, Incorrectly Answered Questions

 Question 1

5 out of 5 points

“Selective benefits” are

Selected c.
Answer: incentives that interest groups make available only to those people who
are members of their organizations.

 Question 2

5 out of 5 points

Party identification has changed over time, with the number of Democrats,
Republicans, and independents gaining or losing supporters at different periods.
Study this chart on party identification and answer the questions that follow.
 A majority of Americans have which political identification?
Selected Answer: d.
No identification has a majority of Americans.

 Question 3

5 out of 5 points

A distinctive pattern of voting behavior reflecting the differences in views between

women and men is known as
Selected Answer: b.
the gender gap.

 Question 4

5 out of 5 points

The New Deal coalition was severely strained and ultimately broken apart by the
Selected Answer: c.
Vietnam War and the issue of civil
rights.

 Question 5

5 out of 5 points

The free-rider problem occurs because

Selected b.
Answer: the benefits of a group’s actions are broadly available and cannot be
denied to nonmembers.

 Question 6

5 out of 5 points

A political party is an organization

Selected d.
Answer: that tries to influence the government by getting its members elected
to office.
 Question 7

5 out of 5 points

During the 1980s, the Republicans added ________ to their coalition.

Selected Answer: d.
religious conservatives and working-class
Whites

 Question 8

5 out of 5 points

A ________ is the best example of an informational benefit provided by many

interest groups.
Selected Answer: b.
newsletter

 Question 9

5 out of 5 points

Party activists are ________ likely to contribute time to party affairs and ________
likely to

hold more extreme views than the party’s rank-and-file voters.

Selected Answer: b.
more; more

 Question 10

0 out of 5 points

Jane is a volunteer for Trump’s 2020 campaign, knocking on doors and persuading
voters to vote for Trump and other Republican candidates in the election. Her
efforts best characterize her as a
Selected Answer: d.
free rider.

 Question 11

5 out of 5 points
 Which statement about party identification and gender in the United States is most
accurate?
Selected c.
Answer: Women are significantly more likely than men to identify with the
Democratic Party, whereas more men identify as Republicans.

 Question 12

5 out of 5 points

Which of the following groups is most likely to affiliate with the Republican
Party?
Selected Answer: a.
older White voters

 Question 13

5 out of 5 points

The Populist Party appealed to which of the following groups?

Selected Answer: a.
western mining interests, small farmers, and urban
workers

 Question 14

5 out of 5 points

Party identification has changed over time, with the number of Democrats,
Republicans, and independents gaining or losing supporters at different periods.
Study this chart on party identification and answer the questions that follow.
 During what period did the Democrats have the largest group of supporters?
Selected Answer: d.
1976–1982

 Question 15

0 out of 5 points

Lobbying is often easier on which kinds of issues?

Selected Answer: b.

issues that members of Congress are well informed about

 Question 16

5 out of 5 points

Between 1812 and 1830, the United States had

Selected Answer: b.
one political party: the Jeffersonian Republicans.

 Question 17

5 out of 5 points
 Party identification has changed over time, with the number of Democrats,
Republicans, and independents gaining or losing supporters at different periods.
Study this chart on party identification and answer the questions that follow.

During what period did the Democrats lose the most supporters?
Selected Answer: b.
1982–1988

 Question 18

5 out of 5 points

A benefit that is sought by an interest group and that once achieved cannot be
denied to

nonmembers is called a
Selected Answer: a.
collective good.

 Question 19

0 out of 5 points

Party identification has changed over time, with the number of Democrats,
Republicans, and independents gaining or losing supporters at different periods.
Study this chart on party identification and answer the questions that follow.
 In which of the following periods were people most likely to identify as
independents?
Selected Answer: a.
2006–2012

 Question 20

5 out of 5 points

Which of the following groups was NOT part of the New Deal coalition?
Selected Answer: d.
Asian Americans

Tuesday, September 27, 2022 6:14:36 PM EDT

Under the National Popular Vote plan

members of the Senate would be elected by the country on the whole instead of by
a.
individual states.
the individual state-level caucus and primary elections during the nomination stage would
b. be replaced with a national primary to be held on the first Tuesday of March during a
presidential election year.
the electoral college would be abolished and the candidate with the most votes in the
c.
country overall would become president.
 a state’s electoral college votes would go to the candidate who won the national popular
d.
vote, not the candidate with a plurality of votes in that specific state.
C

Most rural areas of America are

Predomintly democratic

Predomintaly republican

Conservatives are more likely than liberals to support

Abortion rights

Government regulation of business

The expansion of government programs, such as Medicaid

Tax cut

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Content
User Marcos Antonio Quiroga
Course POS2041-2233-13309
Test Ch 10 Quiz
Started 2/12/23 8:24 PM
Submitted 2/12/23 8:53 PM
Status Completed
Attempt Score 75 out of 100 points  
Time Elapsed 29 minutes out of 30 minutes
Results Displayed Submitted Answers, Feedback, Incorrectly Answered Questions

 Question 1

5 out of 5 points

The first female Speaker of the House was

 Selected Answer: b.
Nancy Pelosi.

 Question 2

0 out of 5 points

Who decides which committee assignments members of the House of

Representatives receive?
Selected Answer: b.
the Speaker of the House

 Question 3

5 out of 5 points

Imagine that all Republican members of Congress in the House vote to pass a bill
to cut taxes. This action is known as a
Selected Answer: a.
filibuster.

 Question 4

5 out of 5 points

Approximately ________ of the ________ bills introduced in a typical

congressional session die in committee.
Selected Answer: a.
85%; 10,000

 Question 5

5 out of 5 points

Conference committees
Selected d.
Answer: reconcile differences between a bill passed by the House and
Senate.

 Question 6

5 out of 5 points
 The Senate Watergate committee of 1973 is an example of a ________ committee.
Selected Answer: a.
select

 Question 7

5 out of 5 points

Which of the following illustrates a member of Congress acting as a delegate?

Selected d.
Answer: During a town hall, constituents of Senator Ted Cruz (TX) urge him to
vote in favor of an upcoming tax cut, which he does.

 Question 8

5 out of 5 points

Race became a major factor in drawing congressional district lines as a result of

Selected Answer: d.
the 1982 amendments to the 1964 Civil Rights
Act.

 Question 9

5 out of 5 points

The 2015 House of Representatives committee that held hearings to investigate

Hillary Clinton’s use of private email services during her tenure as secretary of
state is an example of a
Selected Answer: b.
select committee.

 Question 10

0 out of 5 points

A major risk of the delegate model of representation is that

Selected c.
Answer: elected officials will completely ignore their constituents’ preferences
because they are following their own beliefs about which policies are
best.
 Question 11

5 out of 5 points

What is the most common occupation among members of Congress before coming
to Congress?
Selected Answer: c.
lawyer

 Question 12

5 out of 5 points

A legislative “hold” is a
Selected Answer: c.
stalling tactic used in the U.S. Senate to delay debate on a
bill.

 Question 13

5 out of 5 points

Which of the following statements best describes the representation of women and
minorities in the U.S. Congress?
Selected a.
Answer: Representation of women and minorities has increased during the past
two decades but is not comparable to their proportions in the general
population.

 Question 14

0 out of 5 points

A ________ committee remains in existence from one session of Congress to the

next, and has the power to write legislation that covers a particular subject, in most
cases paralleling a major department or agency of the executive branch.
Selected Answer: a.
select

 Question 15

5 out of 5 points
 A U.S. senator has a ________-year term.
Selected Answer: d.
six

 Question 16

0 out of 5 points

Who elects the minority leader?

Selected Answer: d.
the Democratic caucus only

 Question 17

5 out of 5 points

A subcommittee is helpful for members of Congress because

Selected Answer: c.
they specialize in particular aspects of the committee’s
work.

 Question 18

5 out of 5 points

Joint committees are

Selected Answer: b.
permanent, but do not have the power to present legislation.

 Question 19

0 out of 5 points

In recent decades, Democrats and Republicans in Congress have become

increasingly polarized as Democrats have become more liberal and Republicans
more conservative. This graph shows the difference between each party’s average
ideology in each chamber of Congress over time.
 Which statement is best supported by the data presented in the chart?
Selected c.
Answer: At many points in the history of Congress, there is basically no
difference in ideology between the two parties.

 Question 20

5 out of 5 points

A bill that deals with such a diverse set of unrelated issues as environmental issues,
tax issues, and criminal justice issues is likely to be a(n)
Selected Answer: a.
omnibus appropriations bill.

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 Question 1

5 out of 5 points

While the Constitution does not specify that presidents have the power to remove
those they appointed to office from their positions,
Selected d.
Answer:
presidents have long claimed that the power is implied by those
 expressed powers they have in the Constitution.

 Question 2

5 out of 5 points

During the nineteenth century, ________ was America’s dominant institution of

government.
Selected d.
Answer:
Congress

 Question 3

0 out of 5 points

How has going public evolved over time?

Selected [None Given]

Answer:

 Question 4

5 out of 5 points

What is required for Congress to override a presidential veto?

Selected d.
Answer:
two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress

 Question 5

5 out of 5 points

Congress’s tendency in recent years to give executive agencies fewer clear

guidelines for implementing laws is the result of
Selected d.
Answer:
the greater scope and complexity of the tasks that the federal
 government has undertaken.

 Question 6

5 out of 5 points

Executive orders are a tool that presidents have for influencing policy. Their use has
varied considerably over time. Each bar in the following graph shows the average
number of executive orders each president issued per year in office.
Compared with the last five presidents, which statement best characterizes
President Trump’s use of executive orders?
Selected b.
Answer:
Trump has used more executive orders than his immediate
predecessors.
 Question 7

0 out of 5 points

A signing statement is an announcement

Selected [None Given]

Answer:

 Question 8

0 out of 5 points

________ powers are specifically established by the language of the Constitution.

Selected [None Given]

Answer:

 Question 9

0 out of 5 points

Executive agreements are part of a president’s ________ powers.

Selected b.
Answer:
legislative

 Question 10

5 out of 5 points

Executive orders are a tool that presidents have for influencing policy. Their use has
varied considerably over time. Each bar in the following graph shows the average
number of executive orders each president issued per year in office.

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 Question 1

5 out of 5 points

The ________ is the name given to the group of designated cabinet

officials and other military, diplomatic, and intelligence officials who
meet regularly with the president to give advice on national security
matters.
Selected Answer: d.
National Security Council
 Question 2

0 out of 5 points

The Constitution attempts to restrain the president’s use of domestic force

by
Selected d.
Answer: requiring two-thirds of both the House and the Senate to vote
in favor of any
presidential order to deploy federal troops within the
United States.
 Question 3

5 out of 5 points

A signing statement is an announcement

Selected d.
Answer: the president makes about his or her interpretation of a
congressional enactment he or she is signing into law.
 Question 4

5 out of 5 points

________ powers are specifically established by the language of the

Constitution.
Selected Answer: a.
 Expressed
 Question 5

5 out of 5 points

Congress’s tendency in recent years to give executive agencies fewer

clear guidelines for implementing laws is the result of
Selected d.
Answer: the greater scope and complexity of the tasks that the federal
government has undertaken.
 Question 6

0 out of 5 points

What is the general tendency of a president’s approval rating?

Selected a.
Answer: Presidents usually begin with moderate ratings that move
drastically up or down, depending on their success.
 Question 7

5 out of 5 points

In general, presidents
Selected b.
Answer: must state the constitutional or statutory basis for their use of
executive orders.
 Question 8

5 out of 5 points

Executive orders are a tool that presidents have for influencing policy.
Their use has varied considerably over time. Each bar in the following
graph shows the average number of executive orders each president issued
per year in office.
 Compared with the last five presidents, which statement best characterizes
President Trump’s use of executive orders?
Selected d.
Answer: Trump has used more executive orders than his
immediate predecessors.
 Question 9
 5 out of 5 points

The office of the presidency was established by Article ________ of the

Constitution.
Selected Answer: d.
II
 Question 10

5 out of 5 points

The Office of Management and Budget is important because

Selected c.
Answer: its personnel assist with overseeing regulatory proposals and
preparing the national budget.
 Question 11

5 out of 5 points

When the president grants a pardon to someone convicted of a federal

crime, this is an example of using one of their ________ powers.
Selected Answer: d.
expressed
 Question 12

5 out of 5 points

Executive orders are a tool that presidents have for influencing policy.
Their use has varied considerably over time. Each bar in the following
graph shows the average number of executive orders each president issued
per year in office.
Which of the following statements is best supported by the data presented
in the chart?
Selected d.
Answer: After a major increase in their use in the first part of the
twentieth century, the use of executive orders has
decreased.
 Question 13

0 out of 5 points

A presidential emergency declaration

Selected Answer: c.
remains in force until the president chooses to rescind
it.
 Question 14

5 out of 5 points

Executive orders are a tool that presidents have for influencing policy.
Their use has varied considerably over time. Each bar in the following
graph shows the average number of executive orders each president issued
per year in office.
 Which president issued the most executive orders per year, on average?
Selected Answer: d.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
 Question 15

5 out of 5 points
 Executive agreements are part of a president’s ________ powers.
Selected Answer: a.
diplomati
c
 Question 16

5 out of 5 points

Presidential spouses are an important resource for the president in order to

carry out the duty of
Selected Answer: b.
head of state.
 Question 17

5 out of 5 points

The president has the power to appoint which of the following positions?
Selected Answer: a.
cabinet secretaries
 Question 18

5 out of 5 points

Executive agreements differ from formal treaties in that they

Selected c.
Answer: do not have to be approved by two-thirds vote of the
Senate.
 Question 19

5 out of 5 points

Which of the following statements about the presidential veto is most

accurate?
Selected b.
Answer: Use of the veto varies considerably across presidential
administrations, and vetoes are
seldom overridden.
 Question 20

5 out of 5 points
 The annexation of Texas happened as a result of
Selected Answer: a.
an executive order.

Which of the following statements is best supported by the data presented in the
chart?
 Selected b.
Answer:
After a major increase in their use in the first part of the twentieth
century, the use of executive orders has decreased.

 Question 11

0 out of 5 points

The idea that all executive power inheres in the president except as explicitly
limited by the Constitution is called the
Selected [None Given]
Answer:

 Question 12

5 out of 5 points

The president’s group of advisers and analysts is collectively called the

Selected Answer: d.

White House staff.

 Question 13

5 out of 5 points

The office of the presidency was established by Article ________ of the

Constitution.
Selected Answer: a.

II

 Question 14

0 out of 5 points

The president can influence the federal judicial process in several ways, including

Selected [None Given]

 Answer:

 Question 15

5 out of 5 points

The powers of Congress have declined dramatically in which of the following

areas over the last 50 years?
Selected Answer: c.

national defense and the federal budget

 Question 16

0 out of 5 points

In general, presidents

Selected [None Given]

Answer:

 Question 17

5 out of 5 points

When the president grants a pardon to someone convicted of a federal crime, this is
an example of using one of their ________ powers.
Selected c.
Answer:
expressed

 Question 18

0 out of 5 points

The Executive Office of the President includes all of the following EXCEPT the

Selected [None Given]

Answer:
  Question 19

5 out of 5 points

The annexation of Texas happened as a result of

Selected Answer: a.

an executive order.

 Question 20

5 out of 5 points

Impeachment offenses are

Selected b.
Answer:
charged by the House and tried in the Senate, with the Chief Justice
presiding and a two-thirds vote needed for conviction.

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 Question 1

5 out of 5 points
 The first female Speaker of the House was

Selected Answer: a.

Nancy Pelosi.

 Question 2

5 out of 5 points

Which of the following statements best describes the representation of women and
minorities in the U.S. Congress?
Selected b.
Answer:
Representation of women and minorities has increased during the past
two decades but is not comparable to their proportions in the general
population.

 Question 3

0 out of 5 points

Joint committees are

Selected b.
Answer:
temporary, but have the power to present legislation.

 Question 4

5 out of 5 points

Race became a major factor in drawing congressional district lines as a result of

Selected c.
Answer:
the 1982 amendments to the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

 Question 5

5 out of 5 points
 Approximately ________ of the ________ bills introduced in a typical
congressional session die in committee.
Selected c.
Answer:
85%; 10,000

 Question 6

5 out of 5 points

Which of the following statements about the impeachment process is most

accurate?
Selected Answer: d.

It is a political exercise.

 Question 7

5 out of 5 points

Who decides which committee assignments members of the House of

Representatives receive?
Selected a.
Answer:
each party’s own steering and policy committee

 Question 8

5 out of 5 points

Congressional leaders form ________ committees when they want to take up an

issue that falls between the jurisdiction of existing committees, to highlight an
issue, or to investigate a particular problem.
Selected Answer: c.

Select

 Question 9

5 out of 5 points
 The framers gave the power to introduce “money bills” to the House of
Representatives but not the Senate because they believed that
Selected b.
Answer:
the chamber closest to the people should exercise greater authority
over taxing and spending.

 Question 10

5 out of 5 points

The 2015 House of Representatives committee that held hearings to investigate

Hillary Clinton’s use of private email services during her tenure as secretary of
state is an example of a
Selected Answer: d.

select committee.

 Question 11

0 out of 5 points

A major risk of the delegate model of representation is that

Selected d.
Answer:
elected officials will completely ignore their constituents’ preferences
because they are following their own beliefs about which policies are
best.

 Question 12

5 out of 5 points

Conference committees

Selected d.
Answer:
reconcile differences between a bill passed by the House and
Senate.

 Question 13
 5 out of 5 points

Most programs and agencies are subject to some oversight every year during the
course of hearings on
Selected Answer: d.

appropriations.

 Question 14

5 out of 5 points

A provision by the House Rules committee limiting or prohibiting the introduction

of amendments during debate is called a
Selected a.
Answer:
closed rule.

 Question 15

5 out of 5 points

A ________ committee remains in existence from one session of Congress to the

next, and has the power to write legislation that covers a particular subject, in most
cases paralleling a major department or agency of the executive branch.
Selected d.
Answer:
standing

 Question 16

5 out of 5 points

The “sophomore surge” refers to the

Selected c.
Answer:
tendency for candidates to win a higher percentage of the vote when
seeking future terms in office.

 Question 17
 5 out of 5 points

A bill that deals with such a diverse set of unrelated issues as environmental issues,
tax issues, and criminal justice issues is likely to be a(n)
Selected c.
Answer:
omnibus appropriations bill.

 Question 18

5 out of 5 points

Suppose that a major piece of legislation is being considered by Congress. The

House and the Senate have passed similar versions of the bill, but important
differences remain. Which committee would be in charge of working out a
compromise between the two chambers?
Selected b.
Answer:
conference committee

 Question 19

5 out of 5 points

One way the majority leader and minority leader in the Senate exert power is
through control
Selected Answer: c.

of the calendar.

 Question 20

5 out of 5 points

Which of the following are set up by Congress to provide the legislative branch
with resources and expertise independent of the executive branch?
Selected a.
Answer:
staff agencies

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QUESTION 1
1. Policy feedback occurs when
a. public opinion shifts in response to changes in government policy.
b. government policy shifts in response to changes in public opinion.
c. members of the federal bureaucracy report to Congress about a law’s
effectiveness.
d. interest groups provide congressional testimony during the lawmaking
process.
5 points   
QUESTION 2
1. Large cities have predominantly ________ populations, while ________ are more
numerous in rural and suburban areas.
a. Socialist; Democrats
b. Democratic; Socialists
c. Democratic; Republicans
d. Republican; Democrats

5 points   
QUESTION 3
1. Which of the following sample sizes is sufficient to have a reasonably accurate poll?
a. 1500
b. 100 percent of the population
c. 10 percent of the population
d. 10000

5 points   
QUESTION 4
1. Public opinion polls show wide partisan differences on the importance of key
issues. Study the following figure that contrasts policy beliefs of those who
identify with the Republican party or lean toward it with those who identify
with the Democratic party or lean toward it.
Suppose you were running for office as a Republican and you wanted to
focus on the issues that matter most to Republicans. Which issues would
you emphasize in your campaign?
a. terrorism, immigration, and the economy
b. climate change, the environment, and health care costs
c. jobs, Social Security, and drug addiction
d. global trade, the economy, and the coronavirus outbreak
 5 points   
QUESTION 5
1. The tendency for Black Americans to perceive other Black people as members of a group
with a common identity and a shared political interest is called
a. symbolic racism.
b. intergroup commonality.
c. reverse racism.
d. linked fate.

5 points   
QUESTION 6
1. Which of the following sets of terms best describes America’s fundamental political values?
a. internationalist and isolationist
b. independent and moderate
c. liberal and conservative
d. liberty, equality of opportunity, and
democracy
5 points   
QUESTION 7
1. Which of the following is not a problem that pollsters encounter?

a. having a big enough sample

b. finding a random sample
c. wording a question properly
d. only getting a 75 percent response rate

5 points   
QUESTION 8
1. The fact that public support for government policies declines dramatically when calling the
policies “welfare” rather than “assistance for the poor” illustrates that
a. push polls sometimes produce more accurate results than traditional
surveys.
b. the margin of error of a survey must always be considered before drawing
conclusions about public opinion.
c. seemingly minor differences in the wording of a question can convey vastly
different meanings to survey respondents.
d. selection bias is present in every survey, regardless of how careful the
researchers are.
5 points   
QUESTION 9
1. In order for a public opinion poll to accurately generalize to the entire population, the survey
must
 a. sample at least 10% of the target population.
b. select respondents randomly and everyone in the target population must
have an equal chance of being selected.
c. sample at least 10,000 individuals from the target population.
d. sample at least 25% of the target population.

5 points   
QUESTION 10
1. What are agents of socialization?
a. the public forums in which beliefs and ideas are exchanged and compete for
influence
b. the general process of introducing a person into a political culture
c. an influencer or politician who seeks to promote a socialist ideology
d. social institutions, like family and school, that shape an individual’s basic
political beliefs and values
5 points   
QUESTION 11
1. Pollsters use random digit dialing to gather national samples for public-opinion polls
because
a. sampling errors are typically too high when other techniques are used.
b. it is the only method that generates high levels of measurement error.
c. sampling errors are typically too low when other techniques are used.
d. there is not a complete list of all Americans that can be used to identify the
population.
5 points   
QUESTION 12
1. Imagine that national surveys showed that over a period of 30 years racist attitudes towards
African Americans in the United States drastically declined, yet studies showed ample
evidence of persistent racism in the states. The disparity between the public opinion polls
and the real word is best explained by which of the following?
a. the bandwagon effect
b. the social desirability bias
c. the margin of error
d. selection bias

5 points   
QUESTION 13
1. Which statement about the distribution of fake news on Facebook in the 2016 election is
most accurate?
a. Facebook put in place numerous measures to identify and ban fake news
stories about the election so the overall number that were actually circulated
during the election was very small.
b. Although there were many fake news stories circulated on Facebook, they
 were shared far less frequently than nearly every authentic news story about
the election.
c. The top 10 fake news stories circulated on Facebook were shared more
widely than the top 10 authentic news stories about the election.
d. Although there were many fake news stories circulated on Facebook, there
was only one fake news election story (focused on Hillary Clinton’s emails)
that was widely shared on Facebook.
5 points   
QUESTION 14
1. In recent years, response rates for random digit dial surveys have been
a. increasing steadily and now average 15%.
b. declining steadily and now average only 67%.
c. increasing steadily and now average 95%.
d. declining steadily and now average less than 10%.

5 points   
QUESTION 15
1. The difference between a political value and a political attitude is that values are
a. conservative, while attitudes are liberal.
b. basic principles, while attitudes are specific preferences.
c. held for a short term, while attitudes are held for a long term.
d. liberal, while attitudes are conservative.

5 points   
QUESTION 16
1. In classical political theory, a liberal was closest to what we would today refer to as a
a. socialist.
b. communist.
c. libertarian.
d. anarchist.

5 points   
QUESTION 17
1. Public opinion polls show wide partisan differences on the importance of key
issues. Study the following figure that contrasts policy beliefs of those who
identify with the Republican party or lean toward it with those who identify
with the Democratic party or lean toward it.
On which issue is there the largest difference in opinion between
Republicans and Democrats?
a. Social Security
b. climate change
c. Black Lives Matter
d. the military

5 points   
QUESTION 18
1. An individual who strongly supports military intervention and the maintenance of American
military power is more closely associated with which political ideology?
a. socialism
b. libertarianism
c. conservatism
d. liberalism

5 points   
QUESTION 19
1. The fact that many middle-class and lower-middle-class citizens who did not stand to
benefit from President George W. Bush’s tax cuts seemed to favor them is an example of
the
a. importance of political knowledge.
b. importance of self-interest.
c. “spiral of silence.”
d. importance of political efficacy.

5 points   
QUESTION 20
1. Public opinion polls show wide partisan differences on the importance of key
issues. Study the following figure that contrasts policy beliefs of those who
identify with the Republican party or lean toward it with those who identify
with the Democratic party or lean toward it.
Suppose you were running in a nonpartisan campaign and were trying to
appeal to voters from both sides of the political divide. Which issues would
you emphasize in your campaign?
a climate change, immigration, and global trade
.
b climate change, the environment, and health care costs
.
c Social Security, the economy, and heath care costs
.
d jobs, global trade, drug addiction
.
 1. Which of the following bestdescribes the relationship between the
government and the media
in the United States today?
a. The government does not own but regulates the content
and ownership of broadcast media.
b. The government heavily regulates print media but imposes no
regulations on radio and television broadcasts.
c. The government controls most media content through
regulations and tightly controlled press briefings.
d. The government owns, but does not control, the major sources
of media.
5 points   
QUESTION 2
1. Individuals with home high-speed internet access and the skills to use it are
called
a. digital citizens.
b. online natives.
c. pro-sumers.
d. news aggregators.

5 points   
QUESTION 3
1. Despite its widespread availability, ________ typically report(s) on the
narrowest range of
topics and provide(s) the least depth of news coverage.
a. the internet
b. newspapers
c. radio
d. television

5 points   
QUESTION 4
1. The frequent reporting on the federal investigation by Robert Mueller
regarding whether
anyone close to Trump participated in Russia’s 2016 election interference is
an example of the
media’s commitment to
a. fake news.
b. niche journalism.
c. adversarial journalism.
d. yellow journalism.
 5 points   
QUESTION 5
1. Which agency regulates broadcast media in the United States?
a. Federal Communications Commission
b. Federal Bureau of Investigation
c. Department of Commerce
d. Public Broadcast System

5 points   
QUESTION 6
1. Which of the following is a good example of broadcast media outlet?
a. a local television station
b. the Facebook page of a private individual
c. a newspaper
d. a subscription magazine

5 points   
QUESTION 7
1. During the 2016 campaign, Hillary Clinton received
a. roughly the same amount of media coverage as Donald Trump.
b. half the amount of media coverage as Donald Trump.
c. double the amount of media coverage as Donald Trump.
d. 1/10th the amount of media coverage as Donald Trump.

5 points   
QUESTION 8
1. When we say the media have the power of framing, we mean that
a. the media shape which topics the government must deal with.
b. the media tend to focus on the sensational over the substantive.
c. the media can affect how people view a topic or form opinions
on a topic.
d. the media are a business and have to focus on the bottom line.

5 points   
QUESTION 9
1. The fact that a decreasing number of companies owns an increasingly large
share of the American media is a concern primarily because
a. it limits the ability of all news organizations to remain profitable.
b. it increases the risk that politicians and citizens who
express less popular or minority viewpoints will have
difficulty finding a public forum.
 c. it increases the risk of government censorship.
d. it violates the First Amendment to the Constitution.

5 points   
QUESTION 10
1. Which of the following statements best characterizes media ownership in the
United States?
a. Most of the country’s television networks, movie studios, record
companies, cable channels, book publishers, magazines,
newspapers, and digital media sites are owned and operated
by state governments.
b. Most of the country’s television networks, movie studios, record
companies, cable channels, book publishers, magazines,
newspapers, and digital media sites are owned and operated
by the federal government.
c. A large number of small, privately owned corporations control
most of the country’s television networks, movie studios, record
companies, cable channels, book publishers, magazines,
newspapers, and digital media sites.
d. A small number of giant, privately owned corporations
control most of the country’s television networks, movie
studios, record companies, cable channels, book
publishers, magazines, newspapers, and digital media
sites.
5 points   
QUESTION 11
1. A consequence of the limited public broadcasting available in the United
States relative to other Western democracies is the American public
a. does not gain any political knowledge from public broadcasting.
b. has much more political knowledge than people in other
Western democracies.
c. has less political knowledge than people in other Western
democracies.
d. and people in other Western democracies have about the
same amount of political knowledge.
5 points   
QUESTION 12
1. The gap in access to the internet due to differences in education, income,
age, geographic location, and race/ethnicity is known as
a. the digital monopoly.
b. citizen journalism.
c. the digital divide.
d. digital citizenry.

5 points   
QUESTION 13
1. What is a media monopoly?
a. a media outlet that is all or mostly funded through public funds
b. the concentration of media ownership by a few large
corporations
c. nationalized ownership of mass media
d. a media outlet, whether print, digital, or on television,
exclusively focused on a particular type of news, usually
political
5 points   
QUESTION 14
1. The media landscape for news has seen remarkable shifts in a
short period of time. Which media sources have gained wider
audiences and which have lost some of their audience?

Which platform do U.S adults cite as their most frequent source

of news?
a. radio
b. internet
c. newspaper
d. television
 5 points   
QUESTION 15
1. Large media conglomerates, such as the Hearst, McClatchy, and Gannett
corporations, own approximately ________ of daily newspapers.
a. 55%
b. 75%
c. 25%
d. 40%

5 points   
QUESTION 16
1. If a number of newspapers published stories exposing an elected official’s
acceptance of monetary bribes from a corporation in exchange for passing a
particular law, it would be an example of the media serving in their role as a
a. first branch.
b. first estate.
c. watchdog.
d. judge and jury.

5 points   
QUESTION 17
1. When we say the media have the power of agenda setting or filtering, we
mean that

a. the media shape which topics the government must deal with.
b. the media can affect how people view a topic or form opinions on a
topic.
c. the media should not take sides on issues if they can at all help it.
d. the media are responsible for making sure that government officials
do not give in to corruption.

5 points   
QUESTION 18
1. The media landscape for news has seen remarkable shifts in a
short period of time. Which media sources have gained wider
audiences and which have lost some of their audience?
 In which year was newspaper readership the highest?
a. 1995
b. 1991
c. 2017
d. 2007

5 points   
QUESTION 19
1. Which of the following stories would an American news outlet that relies
primarily on advertising revenue be LEAST likely to cover?
a. an economics professor providing testimony to a congressional
committee on the effect of tariffs
b. a sex scandal involving a high-ranking government official
c. an attack advertisement from a presidential candidate that
accuses her opponent of racially insensitive remarks
d. a celebrity wedding

5 points   
QUESTION 20
1. The media are sometimes referred to as the “fourth branch of government”
because
 a. they receive a number of subsidies paid for through tax
revenue.
b. they are explicitly discussed in Article IV of the Constitution.
c. they provide a check on the power of government and
political leaders.
d. they could not do their job without cooperation from the
executive, legislative,
and judicial branches.

A push poll involves

a. asking loaded questions in order to subtly shape the respondent’s opinion.

polling services attempting to sell their polling data to major news media organizations at
b.
higher prices during election seasons.
the system of repeatedly calling people in the sampling frame until they respond to the
c.
survey.
d. a poll to push politicians into adopting policy proposals they would not otherwise adopt.

Question 1

1. The fact that a decreasing number of companies owns an increasingly large share of
the American media is a concern primarily because

a. it violates the First Amendment to the Constitution.

b. it limits the ability of all news organizations to remain profitable.
it increases the risk that politicians and citizens who express less popular or
c.
minority viewpoints will have difficulty finding a public forum.
d. it increases the risk of government censorship.

5 points  

Question 2

1. The frequent reporting on the federal investigation by Robert Mueller regarding

whether

anyone close to Trump participated in Russia’s 2016 election interference is an

example of the

media’s commitment to
 a. adversarial journalism.
b. yellow journalism.
c. niche journalism.
d. fake news.

5 points  

Question 3

1. During the 2016 campaign, Hillary Clinton received

a. 1/10th the amount of media coverage as Donald Trump.

b. half the amount of media coverage as Donald Trump.
c. roughly the same amount of media coverage as Donald Trump.
d. double the amount of media coverage as Donald Trump.

5 points  

Question 4

1. Which of the following statements best characterizes media ownership in the United
States?

Most of the country’s television networks, movie studios, record companies, cable
a. channels, book publishers, magazines, newspapers, and digital media sites are
owned and operated by the federal government.
A large number of small, privately owned corporations control most of the
b. country’s television networks, movie studios, record companies, cable channels,
book publishers, magazines, newspapers, and digital media sites.
A small number of giant, privately owned corporations control most of the
c. country’s television networks, movie studios, record companies, cable channels,
book publishers, magazines, newspapers, and digital media sites.
Most of the country’s television networks, movie studios, record companies, cable
d. channels, book publishers, magazines, newspapers, and digital media sites are
owned and operated by state governments.

5 points  

Question 5

1. Which of the following bestdescribes the relationship between the government and
the media
 in the United States today?

The government does not own but regulates the content and ownership of
a.
broadcast media.
b. The government owns, but does not control, the major sources of media.
The government heavily regulates print media but imposes no regulations on radio
c.
and television broadcasts.
The government controls most media content through regulations and tightly
d.
controlled press briefings.

5 points  

Question 6

1. Which of the following is a good example of a media monopoly?

a. Disney
b. the New York Times
c. ESPN
d. PBS

5 points  

Question 7

1. Which of the following stories would an American news outlet that relies primarily
on advertising revenue be LEAST likely to cover?

an economics professor providing testimony to a congressional committee on the

a.
effect of tariffs
b. a sex scandal involving a high-ranking government official
an attack advertisement from a presidential candidate that accuses her opponent of
c.
racially insensitive remarks
d. a celebrity wedding

5 points  

Question 8

1. The media landscape for news has seen remarkable shifts in a short period of time.
Which media sources have gained wider audiences and which have lost some of
 their audience?

In what year did more people get their news from radio than from newspapers?

a. 2015
b. 1991
c. 1995
d. 2003

5 points  

Question 9

1. Which agency regulates broadcast media in the United States?

a. Federal Communications Commission

b. Federal Bureau of Investigation
c. Department of Commerce
d. Public Broadcast System

5 points  
Question 10

1. Which of the following requires an FCC license in order to legally broadcast in the
United States?

a. newspapers
b. magazines
c. over-the-air television stations
d. internet websites

5 points  

Question 11

1. During the last decade, the number of newspaper journalists working in the United
States has

a. decreased by 50%.
b. grown by more than 50%.
c. decreased by 10%.
d. remained constant.

5 points  

Question 12

1. Large media conglomerates, such as the Hearst, McClatchy, and Gannett

corporations, own approximately ________ of daily newspapers.

a. 75%
b. 40%
c. 55%
d. 25%

5 points  

Question 13

1. Individuals with home high-speed internet access and the skills to use it are called
 a. news aggregators.
b. online natives.
c. digital citizens.
d. pro-sumers.

5 points  

Question 14

1. The media landscape for news has seen remarkable shifts in a short period of time.
Which media sources have gained wider audiences and which have lost some of
their audience?

In which year was newspaper readership the highest?

a. 2007
b. 1991
c. 1995
d. 2017

5 points  
Question 15

1. If a number of newspapers published stories exposing an elected official’s

acceptance of monetary bribes from a corporation in exchange for passing a
particular law, it would be an example of the media serving in their role as a

a. judge and jury.

b. first estate.
c. first branch.
d. watchdog.

5 points  

Question 16

1. The gap in access to the internet due to differences in education, income, age,
geographic location, and race/ethnicity is known as

a. the digital monopoly.

b. the digital divide.
c. citizen journalism.
d. digital citizenry.

5 points  

Question 17

1. A consequence of the limited public broadcasting available in the United States

relative to other Western democracies is the American public

a. does not gain any political knowledge from public broadcasting.

b. has less political knowledge than people in other Western democracies.
c. has much more political knowledge than people in other Western democracies.
and people in other Western democracies have about the same amount of political
d.
knowledge.

5 points  

Question 18

1. Which of the following is a good example of broadcast media outlet?

 a. the Facebook page of a private individual
b. a subscription magazine
c. a newspaper
d. a local television station

5 points  

Question 19

1. When we say the media have the power of agenda setting or filtering, we mean that

a. the media should not take sides on issues if they can at all help it.
the media are responsible for making sure that government officials do not
b.
give in to corruption.
c. the media can affect how people view a topic or form opinions on a topic.
d. the media shape which topics the government must deal with.

5 points  

Question 20

1. Which of the following is the best definition of the media?

so-called traditional broadcast networks that began as radio stations but evolved
a.
into television networks in the 1940s and 50s
print and digital forms of communication that include everything from websites,
b.
newspapers, television, and radio
the range of beliefs and ideas across the ideological spectrum whose merits are
c.
argued and debated
public proclamations by government officials that are made available for
d.
publication