WGU C963 MOCK EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
Compared to the other two branches of government does the Supreme Court pay much
attention to public opinion? Why or why not?
Since Justices do not have to run or campaign for re-election, they are thought to be insulated
from political pressure when deciding cases.
What is mean by the term political spectrum? Describe the political spectrum in the United
States.
A political spectrum is a system to characterize and classify different political positions in
relation to one another.
Describe the political ideologies of the American "left"
Socialism, Collectivism (The idea of the population working together for the common good)-
Division of wealth (The idea that all benefits from land development or material goods produced
are divided equally among the population to ensure no poverty.) Public health, Public Ownership
of utilities, Public Education - Class Division (The ideal that all people should be equal. No
working class, no middle class, no rulers) - Protectionism (The introduction of tariffs on imports
to protect local industry.)
Describe the political ideologies of the American "right"
Individualism (The idea that each person rises or falls on their merit alone) Retention of Wealth
(The idea that land and anything within it or upon it, and all the means of productions, like
factories, belong entirely to their own. Private health, Private ownership of utilities, private
schools) Class Retention (The idea that there should be a ruling class who make the decisions
and a working class who do the work.) Free Trade (the idea that the market will sort itself out by
cost efficiencies.)
Explain the term modern liberalism and its differences from classical liberalism.
Classical Liberalism: Believes in individual rights and liberties or freedoms. Views government
with suspicion and rejects government intervention.
,Modern Liberalism: Focuses on equality and supports government intervention in society and the
economy to promote equality.
How do modern conservatives differ from traditional conservatives?
Traditional Conservative: Believes that government provides the rule of law and maintains a safe
ant organized society based on traditional religious values.
Modern Conservatism: Elected government leaders guard individual liberties; prefers a smaller
government that stays out of the economy.
The media is powerful
The media has the power to define the public image of an individual, it can damage public
opinion and it can thus effectively kill policies.
Media
Organization and tools used to deliver information.
Mass Media
Media forms designed to communicate information to the general public.
Public Relations
The effort to transmit messages from official sources to the public.
Hypodermic Theory
Media 'shoots' information into the mind and we accept, media has total control over us.
minimal effects theory
which argues that the media have little effect on citizens and voters.
Cultivation theory
Hypothesized that the media has little effect on citizens and voters
Framing
, The creation of a narrative, or context, for a news story, The news often uses frames to place a
story in a context.
Priming
Presentation of information in a particular fashion to elicit a specific response by the viewer.
Example of priming
seeing sign after sign on the road of a candidate's name and voting on the most familiar name
Pack journalism
Journalists follow one another rather than digging for their own stories.
The effect of media on campaigns
Campaign strives to control the messages - focuses on the spectacle of the season rather than on
providing information about the candidates - campaigns increasingly used social media to relay
their message.
Media effects on governance
Elected officials govern with the weight of media attention on their shoulders. They then deploy
strategies and try to cultivate relationships to use the media to convey their preferred messages
and stifle stories they don't like.
Media effects of politics
Media coverage of an issue leads Congress to make policy, or whether congressional policy -
making leads the media to cover policy.
Explain how the media uses the 1st amendment
The media facilitates the citizens involve in government via the 1st amendment. This makes the
media an important part of protecting virtually all of the 1st amendment rights (religion, speech,
press, assembly, and petition)
Describe how the media handles classified materials include the use of prior restraint.
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
Compared to the other two branches of government does the Supreme Court pay much
attention to public opinion? Why or why not?
Since Justices do not have to run or campaign for re-election, they are thought to be insulated
from political pressure when deciding cases.
What is mean by the term political spectrum? Describe the political spectrum in the United
States.
A political spectrum is a system to characterize and classify different political positions in
relation to one another.
Describe the political ideologies of the American "left"
Socialism, Collectivism (The idea of the population working together for the common good)-
Division of wealth (The idea that all benefits from land development or material goods produced
are divided equally among the population to ensure no poverty.) Public health, Public Ownership
of utilities, Public Education - Class Division (The ideal that all people should be equal. No
working class, no middle class, no rulers) - Protectionism (The introduction of tariffs on imports
to protect local industry.)
Describe the political ideologies of the American "right"
Individualism (The idea that each person rises or falls on their merit alone) Retention of Wealth
(The idea that land and anything within it or upon it, and all the means of productions, like
factories, belong entirely to their own. Private health, Private ownership of utilities, private
schools) Class Retention (The idea that there should be a ruling class who make the decisions
and a working class who do the work.) Free Trade (the idea that the market will sort itself out by
cost efficiencies.)
Explain the term modern liberalism and its differences from classical liberalism.
Classical Liberalism: Believes in individual rights and liberties or freedoms. Views government
with suspicion and rejects government intervention.
,Modern Liberalism: Focuses on equality and supports government intervention in society and the
economy to promote equality.
How do modern conservatives differ from traditional conservatives?
Traditional Conservative: Believes that government provides the rule of law and maintains a safe
ant organized society based on traditional religious values.
Modern Conservatism: Elected government leaders guard individual liberties; prefers a smaller
government that stays out of the economy.
The media is powerful
The media has the power to define the public image of an individual, it can damage public
opinion and it can thus effectively kill policies.
Media
Organization and tools used to deliver information.
Mass Media
Media forms designed to communicate information to the general public.
Public Relations
The effort to transmit messages from official sources to the public.
Hypodermic Theory
Media 'shoots' information into the mind and we accept, media has total control over us.
minimal effects theory
which argues that the media have little effect on citizens and voters.
Cultivation theory
Hypothesized that the media has little effect on citizens and voters
Framing
, The creation of a narrative, or context, for a news story, The news often uses frames to place a
story in a context.
Priming
Presentation of information in a particular fashion to elicit a specific response by the viewer.
Example of priming
seeing sign after sign on the road of a candidate's name and voting on the most familiar name
Pack journalism
Journalists follow one another rather than digging for their own stories.
The effect of media on campaigns
Campaign strives to control the messages - focuses on the spectacle of the season rather than on
providing information about the candidates - campaigns increasingly used social media to relay
their message.
Media effects on governance
Elected officials govern with the weight of media attention on their shoulders. They then deploy
strategies and try to cultivate relationships to use the media to convey their preferred messages
and stifle stories they don't like.
Media effects of politics
Media coverage of an issue leads Congress to make policy, or whether congressional policy -
making leads the media to cover policy.
Explain how the media uses the 1st amendment
The media facilitates the citizens involve in government via the 1st amendment. This makes the
media an important part of protecting virtually all of the 1st amendment rights (religion, speech,
press, assembly, and petition)
Describe how the media handles classified materials include the use of prior restraint.
