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The _ step toward civ rights, group must change the majority portrayal of the group as inferior
Third
Second
Fourth
First
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movement 4 samesex rights began w/a riot in 1969 when police raided _ gay bar the Stonewall Inn
New York City
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Los Angeles
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_ is defined as issues the media covers, the public considers important + politicians address.
Editorializing
Framing
Policy agenda
Priming
4
As newspapers downsize staff + sell their stories by the piece on Web, there may be no way to _
cover as many stories
garner public interest in less dramatic issues
subsidize coverage on limited-interest issues like education
none of the above
5
_____ became the first state to permit same-sex marriage.
Massachusetts
New York
Florida
California
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_____ segregation is discrimination established by laws.
De jure
De facto
De juris
De ipso
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_____ refers to the sheer volume of information and noise generated by online sources.
Electronic Noise
Din
eNoise
webwauling
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The ____ effect is demonstrated when people join a cause because it seems popular.
boomerang
bandwagon
tiled-floor
“golden”
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_ is an organization, affiliated with an interest group that is permitted to make contributions
campaign trust committee
political trust committee
political action committee (PAC)
super political action committee (Super-PAC)
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_ is the way an issue is defined; every issue has possible frames, each with a different tilt
Formatting
Imprinting
Priming
Framing
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_ elections are those held between presidential elections, involving all seats in the House.
County
State
Local
Midterm
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_is defined as on-demand access to information and entertainment through digital devices.
Civil media
New media
Social media
Print media
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Senators are chosen every _____ years.
two
four
eight
six
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Regarding Native muricans; the _perspective advocates withdrawing from murican politics+society
ethnic majority
tribal movement
First Nation
ethnic minority
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_, the Supreme Court struck down laws limiting independent political spending by corporations.
Madison v. Marbury
McCullough v. Maryland
McCutcheon v. FCC
Citizens United v. FEC
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_ segregation exists without the support of specific laws and is subtly embedded within society
De ipso
De facto
De jure
De juris
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_ occurs when an election district is redrawn in a way that gives the advantage to the party
Reapportionment
Gerrymander
“Packing”
“Cracking”
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_ refers to the reorganization of the boundaries of House districts, after the U.S. census
Reapportionment
“Packing”
Cracking
Gerrymandering
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Political ____ is the process by which individuals acquire their political values and outlooks.
inoculation
indoctrination
socialization
mobilization
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Traditional
_
is defined as engaging politics through the formal channels of government+society
neighborhood
social media participation
social participation
political participation
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Congress passed the _in 1882 barring immigrants and declaring them ineligible for citizenship.
Chinese Exclusion Act
Japanese Exclusion Act
Vietnamese Exclusion Act
Korean Exclusion Act
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Political science studies find that _____ is the most reliable route to political activity.
face-to-face encouragement
grassroots organization
astroturf engagement
dog whistling
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Voter turnout in the United States is low because _____.
U.S. holds more frequent elections—national, state and local
registering to vote can be burdensome and complicated
elections are held on Tuesdays when many people work
all of the above
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_ is the date on the primary calendar when the states hold primaries + caucuses on the same day
none of the above
Super Tuesday
Super Primaries and Caucuses Day
Super Election Day
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The _____ required radio and TV stations to give equal time to each side of a public issue.
fair perspective doctrine
fair play doctrine
equal access doctrine
fairness doctrine
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In the _____ step toward civil rights, a group enters the political arena and demands rights.
first
third
fourth
second
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Researchers have shown that new information ____existing opinions, regardless of the content.
reinforces
destroys
disavows
erodes
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_ is the collection of issues that the media covers, public considers, and politicians address.
policy plan
campaign agenda
policy itinerary
policy agenda
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____ ushered in the twenty-four-hour news cycle when it covered the Gulf War.
CNN
Yahoo News
Fox News
MSNBC
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The _____ is considered the polling gold standard.
random sample
weighted sample
semi-random sample
self-selected sample
31
_____ states elect judges (87 percent of all state judges).
41
29
39
34
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Institute for Justice and the American Civil Liberties Union argue donating to campaigns is ___
political influence
voting
political manipulation
free speech
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Who Should we Buy Lunch for after the Review?
Carson E Jones
Carson Jones
Carson
Carson Everest Jones
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A classic “rule of thumb” guides local TV news: _____
“If it bleeds, it leads.”
“Short stories are better than long.”
"Cover the person not the event.”
“Make ’em squirm.”
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House members are chosen every _____ years.
six
eight
two
four
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1920s, Former slaves left south and moved to factory jobs in the northern cities. Known as the_
Extradition
Great Migration
Northern Migration
Great Movement
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_refers to attracting supporters+votes one by one through door-to-door visits or small meetings
Door-to-door campaigning
Individual campaigning
Supporters campaigning
Retail campaigning
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One of the most direct ways the media affects politics is via its __________ role.
agenda-setting
entertainment
socialization
infomercial
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_____ forces each news source toward the politics of its audience.
The market
A scandal
Drama and trauma
Political upheaval
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If you _, you’re more likely to vote, pay attention to political affairs+engage in public life
volunteer
have a library card
keep abreast of world events
tithe
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_ refers to democratic engagement in a online age: point your mouse, click and you've donated $
Selectivism
Optivism
Clicktivism
’Netivism
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Political reform tht is sparked from the ground up @ the local level is referred as a _movement
astroturf
dog whistling
grassroots
reformation
43
In 2015, the Supreme Court’s ruling in
Obergefell v. Hodges
made ____ a civil right nationwide.
divorce
interracial marriage
same-sex marriage
contraception
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_____ is the top source of news for Americans under fifty.
The Internet
Facebook
Television
Instagram
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___was especially significant in fostering skepticism; uncovering lies became reporters mission
civil rights movement
Vietnam War
Watergate scandal
Iran-Contra scandal
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_ is the effort to encourage people to engage in the public sphere/ get politically involved
Political mobilization
Civil obedience
Social capital
Social acclimation
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Framing effects relate to the _____ of a question.
wording
timing
punctuation
spelling
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_ describes the tendency among a small group of decision makers to converge on a shared views
Groupthink
Shared outlook
Like-mindedness
Team thought
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Citizens with _____ are more than twice as likely to vote in presidential elections.
a professional license
children
a business
a college degree
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The Voting Rights Act of ___ protected the right to vote, struck down voter-suppression tactics
1992
1866
1967
1965
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_ write algorithms that automatically filter stories based on viewer preferences.
Radio stations
Newspapers
Newscasts
Websites
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_____ is an essential function performed by media outlets in a democratic system.
Providing information
all of the above
Acting as a public watchdog
Helping shape the political agenda
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Immigration is less relevant for _, the second-largest Hispanic population in the United States
Mexican Americans
Puerto Ricans
Cubans
Salvadorans
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__leads the media to report both two sides of issue as equal—even if one sides was manufactured
fairness factor
fairness doctrine
fairness code
fairness bias
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Congress supported former slaves in an effort known as _,trying to rebuild the South for slaves
the Fourteenth Amendment
none of the above
the Civil Rights Act
Reconstruction
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The goal of _____ is generally to call attention to a cause and to foster a movement around it.
civil disobedience
indirect action
volunteering
direct action
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__ refers to the tendency for members of Congress to win reelection in overwhelming numbers.
none of the above
Nepotism advantage
Incumbency advantage
Insider advantage
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The _ step toward civil rights, group embraces its shared identity and as discrimination victim
Second
Fourth
Third
First
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As a general rule, the larger the sample size, the _____ the margin of sampling error.
less affected
smaller
none of the above
larger
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Presidential elections occur every _____ years.
two
eight
six
four
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The line between news and entertainment continues to blur—leading to the hybrid now known as __
none of the above
infotainment
inflated media coverage
news blues
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_is protesting laws one considers unjust by refusing to obey them and accepting the punishment.
Political volunteering
Civil defiance
Direct action
Civil disobedience
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Americans w/ Disabilities Act1990, forbade companies of _ or more employees from discriminating
fifty
ten
twenty
twenty-five
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_ have the highest education level and median personal income among American population groups.
Asian Americans
European Americans
African Americans
Hispanics
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Americans exercise political _ more often + openly than citizens of other advanced democracies
prejudices
voice
thoughts
rights
66
____ is the constitutional clause that delegates control of elections to the state governments.
Time clause
Time and place clause
Election clause
Time, place, and manner clause
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Any legislation involving race, ethnicity, religion, or legal aliens faces _____ scrutiny.
Heightened
Suspect
Mild
Strict
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1831 Supreme Court ruled Indian tribes _a separate people without rights of an indepen. nation
none of the above
“domestic indigenous tribes”
“independent countries”
"domestic dependent nations”
69
The ___ Convention in 1848 was the first gathering for women advocating woman’s right to vote.
Princess Anne
Seneca Falls
Pine Burr
Upstate New York
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_refers to the process whereby a media company grows, and threatens to dominate the market.
Solidarity
Consolidation
Solidification
Amalgamation
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The Rational Public
argues that the _public has rational views, the gov should pay closer attn.
minority
collective
majority
cascading
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Candidate Morris Udall, who ran in 1976 said afterward, “You have to be _ to run for president”
morally ambiguous
enormously talented
a little crazy
filled with fear and arrogance
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_is the chief source of news for less than 50 percent of Americans under fiftyfive years of age
Television
Instagram
Facebook
The Internet
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_ is the affect voters’ or poll respondents’ perception of candidates or public officials
Formatting
Priming
Imprinting
Framing
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_____ is the great link between leaders and citizens.
The Internet
Politics
Media
Political agenda-setting
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The _ was an executive order issued by Pres Lincoln that declared the slaves to be free.
Gettysburg Address
Emancipation Proclamation
House Divided speech
Fifteenth Amendment
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First _ after first Monday in November of every even-numbered year, we elect all House members
Thursday
Wednesday
Monday
Tuesday