POL 1133 Exam 1 Questions and
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From what agent of socialization are people most likely to gain their first
understanding of civics? - ✔✔education
A sample is determined and a poll conducted for that sample, but many
respondents choose not to answer all the questions asked in the poll. This
contributes to what type of error? - ✔✔total vs. actual sample size
Identify the actions of Public Opinion Strategies against 1996 Texas
Attorney General Dan Morales in 1996? - ✔✔Push polls can affect public
opinion even though they can't measure it
What are the three broad functions that the media serve within their
communities? - ✔✔provide information, shape perception, link elected
representatives and their constituents
A local news outlet decides that it is important for the public to be informed
about an upcoming vote on property taxes. It replays a short segment
about the vote three times a day until voting day arrives. What processes
are represented here? - ✔✔agenda setting and priming
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,George Lakoff argues that once the media has framed a story for the
audience,_____. - ✔✔counterarguments become less effective in swaying
and audience
Although the lines are blurring, the "many-to-many" media transmission
function is largely the domain of ______. - ✔✔digital content transmitted
online
What did the appearance of the Galveston News represent for Texas? -
✔✔its first daily newspaper
What represented the first true challenge to the viability of newspapers in
the United States? - ✔✔television
How is a story in a news magazine likely to differ from a story covering the
same subject in a print newspaper? - ✔✔It would provide more in-depth
coverage
According to recent research, what medium is the most effective for the
acquisition of political information? - ✔✔internet newspapers
In the Carnegie Mellon survey, what did respondents indicate to be the
biggest problem with tweets they considered to be useless? - ✔✔lack of
context
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, What form of media has both challenged and been successfully co-opted
by the traditional media? - ✔✔cable television
What qualifies as traditional media? - ✔✔tv, radio, newspapers,
magazines, newsletters, tax press
What does the creation of a Facebook page help a political candidate do
that she would be less able to do through advertising in the traditional
media? - ✔✔save money
The use of the Internet by politicians has increased the importance of____?
- ✔✔technically trained media consultants
Identify the media sources is subject to the most regulation by the FCC? -
✔✔network TV
What is an effect of self-selection of media sources by individuals based on
their own ideological biases? - ✔✔increased media bias through market
competition
A major 1986 survey of journalists attributed liberal bias in traditional media
to what factor? - ✔✔journalistic norms
There are federal laws that prevent print media from _______. - ✔✔printing
false information
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Answers 100% Solved | Graded A+
From what agent of socialization are people most likely to gain their first
understanding of civics? - ✔✔education
A sample is determined and a poll conducted for that sample, but many
respondents choose not to answer all the questions asked in the poll. This
contributes to what type of error? - ✔✔total vs. actual sample size
Identify the actions of Public Opinion Strategies against 1996 Texas
Attorney General Dan Morales in 1996? - ✔✔Push polls can affect public
opinion even though they can't measure it
What are the three broad functions that the media serve within their
communities? - ✔✔provide information, shape perception, link elected
representatives and their constituents
A local news outlet decides that it is important for the public to be informed
about an upcoming vote on property taxes. It replays a short segment
about the vote three times a day until voting day arrives. What processes
are represented here? - ✔✔agenda setting and priming
1
©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
,George Lakoff argues that once the media has framed a story for the
audience,_____. - ✔✔counterarguments become less effective in swaying
and audience
Although the lines are blurring, the "many-to-many" media transmission
function is largely the domain of ______. - ✔✔digital content transmitted
online
What did the appearance of the Galveston News represent for Texas? -
✔✔its first daily newspaper
What represented the first true challenge to the viability of newspapers in
the United States? - ✔✔television
How is a story in a news magazine likely to differ from a story covering the
same subject in a print newspaper? - ✔✔It would provide more in-depth
coverage
According to recent research, what medium is the most effective for the
acquisition of political information? - ✔✔internet newspapers
In the Carnegie Mellon survey, what did respondents indicate to be the
biggest problem with tweets they considered to be useless? - ✔✔lack of
context
2
©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
, What form of media has both challenged and been successfully co-opted
by the traditional media? - ✔✔cable television
What qualifies as traditional media? - ✔✔tv, radio, newspapers,
magazines, newsletters, tax press
What does the creation of a Facebook page help a political candidate do
that she would be less able to do through advertising in the traditional
media? - ✔✔save money
The use of the Internet by politicians has increased the importance of____?
- ✔✔technically trained media consultants
Identify the media sources is subject to the most regulation by the FCC? -
✔✔network TV
What is an effect of self-selection of media sources by individuals based on
their own ideological biases? - ✔✔increased media bias through market
competition
A major 1986 survey of journalists attributed liberal bias in traditional media
to what factor? - ✔✔journalistic norms
There are federal laws that prevent print media from _______. - ✔✔printing
false information
3
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