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American Government 2305
Unit 2 Exam
1. What role does political knowledge play in the formation of
public opinion?
Individuals learn about politics by converting information from the
news, elected officials, & other sources into opinions. Three stages:
receive, accept, sample
2. How would you describe the term public opinion?
people's attitutdes toward issues, events, elected officials, politics, and policy.
3. Define political ideology.
Refers to the set of beliefs and values that form a general philoshophy about government.
4. Why do pollsters use random digit dialing?
To dray samples of the national population so that every effort is made to avoid bias in the
construction of the sample.
5. Define sample and simple random sample.
To dray samples of the national population so that every effort is made to avoid bias in the
construction of the sample.
6. Discuss some of the factors that lead to measurement errors in
polls.
To dray samples of the national population so that every effort is made to avoid bias in the
construction of the sample.
7. Compare political value and attitude.
Political value
To dray samples of the national population so that every effort is made to avoid bias in the
construction of the sample.
Attitude
a specific preference on a particular issue.
8. Explain what push polls are.
is a technique in which the questions are designed to shape the respondent's opnion. It is not a
scientific poll and are not intendent t yeild accurte information rather, they ask a serious of
questions designed to favor of the candidate.
9. Discuss the impact media monopolies have had.
ultimately, are private corporations whose busness is to sell audience to advertisers, not to
supply news or protect democracy.
10. Define agenda setting, priming, and framing.
Agenda setting
the power of the media to bring public attention to particular issues and problems.
Priming
process of preparing the public to bring specific criteria to mind when evaluating a
politician or issue.
11. Discuss the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
radio station was requried to provid time for opposing views thus the practice for many years
was the fairness doctrine.
12. What are some of the roles of the media?
13. What types of media sources does the gov’t regulate?
are subject to federal regulation, applies only to the over-the-air broadcast media, but it does
not apply to cable tv, the Internet, or satellite radio.
14. Discuss the 1996 Telecommunication Act.
It opened the way for additional consolidation in the medi industry. Allowing more thn 500 of
the nation's televison stations to be affiliated with on of the four networks.
15. Explain the equal time rule, fairness doctrine and the right to
rebuttal.
Equal time rule
the requirement that broadcasters provide candidates for the same political office equal
opportunities to communicate their message to the public.
Fairness doctrine
under this rule, broadcasters that aired programs on controversial issues were required to
provide time for opposing views.
Right to rebuttal
a Federal Communications Commission regulation giving individuals the right to have the
opportunity to respond to personal attachs made on a radio or television broadcast.
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