POLI 2051 HOGAN EXAM 2 ACTUAL TEST
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Political socialization.
Answer: the process by which citizens acquire their knowledge,
feelings, and evaluations of the political world
◉ Protest.
Answer: a form of political participation design to change policy
through unconventional tactics
◉ Public Opinion.
Answer: the distribution of the population's beliefs about politics
and issues
◉ Random digit dialing.
Answer: phone numbers are dialed at random around the country
◉ Random sampling.
Answer: a polling technique which is based on the principle that
everyone has an equal probability of being selected to be apart of the
sample
,◉ Reapportionment.
Answer: the reallocation of 435 seats in the house of representatives
based on changes of residency and population found in the census
◉ Sample.
Answer: a small portion of the population chosen as representative
of the whole population
◉ Sampling Error.
Answer: the level of confidence involved in a sample result- the level
is dependent on the size of the sample
◉ Beats.
Answer: specific locations where news is frequently found
◉ Broadcast media.
Answer: one of the kinds of media, including tv and radio
◉ Chains.
Answer: media conglomerates that control a large percentage of
daily newspaper circulation and some tv and radio stations as well
, ◉ High-tech politics.
Answer: Politics where technology has shaped political behavior and
the political agenda
◉ Investigative journalism.
Answer: the use of detective-like report methods to unearth
scandals
◉ Mass media.
Answer: media which reaches and influences both elites and the
masses.
◉ Media event.
Answer: an event staged primarily for the purpose of being covered.
◉ Narrowcasting.
Answer: strategy of some broadcast channels that appeal to a
narrow, rather than a broad, audience.
◉ Policy agenda.
Answer: the list of subjects or problems to which government
officials and people outside of government closely associated with
those officials are paying some serious attention at any given time.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Political socialization.
Answer: the process by which citizens acquire their knowledge,
feelings, and evaluations of the political world
◉ Protest.
Answer: a form of political participation design to change policy
through unconventional tactics
◉ Public Opinion.
Answer: the distribution of the population's beliefs about politics
and issues
◉ Random digit dialing.
Answer: phone numbers are dialed at random around the country
◉ Random sampling.
Answer: a polling technique which is based on the principle that
everyone has an equal probability of being selected to be apart of the
sample
,◉ Reapportionment.
Answer: the reallocation of 435 seats in the house of representatives
based on changes of residency and population found in the census
◉ Sample.
Answer: a small portion of the population chosen as representative
of the whole population
◉ Sampling Error.
Answer: the level of confidence involved in a sample result- the level
is dependent on the size of the sample
◉ Beats.
Answer: specific locations where news is frequently found
◉ Broadcast media.
Answer: one of the kinds of media, including tv and radio
◉ Chains.
Answer: media conglomerates that control a large percentage of
daily newspaper circulation and some tv and radio stations as well
, ◉ High-tech politics.
Answer: Politics where technology has shaped political behavior and
the political agenda
◉ Investigative journalism.
Answer: the use of detective-like report methods to unearth
scandals
◉ Mass media.
Answer: media which reaches and influences both elites and the
masses.
◉ Media event.
Answer: an event staged primarily for the purpose of being covered.
◉ Narrowcasting.
Answer: strategy of some broadcast channels that appeal to a
narrow, rather than a broad, audience.
◉ Policy agenda.
Answer: the list of subjects or problems to which government
officials and people outside of government closely associated with
those officials are paying some serious attention at any given time.
