Political scientists define the media as ______.

Wherever the public can be communicated with at large

What is true about Citizens United?

It was a Supreme Court Case about election donations.

What is true about primary elections?

They determine which candidates can run in the general election.

What is an example of lobbying?

A nonprofit organization donates to a political campaign.

What is true about the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BRCA)?

It created disclosure requirements for political ads.

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1
What is not a role of the media?
Framing
Sneaking
Priming
Agenda setting
2
Which type of organization can not endorse a politician?
c(4)
Unions
Corporations
c(3)
3
America mostly has a ____-party political system.
multi
three
one
two
4
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulates ____.
social media
broadcast media
printed news
political websites
5
Political scientists define the media as ______.
Wherever the public can be communicated with at large
Wherever politics are discussed.
Wherever entertainment is provided.
Wherever advertisements are shown.
6
What is true about Citizens United?
It created disclosure requirements for political ads.
It created the FCC.
It was a Supreme Court Case about election donations.
It was a law passed by Congress.
7
What is true about primary elections?
They determine which candidates can run in the general election.
They are more important than the general election.
They have a single winner.
They occur after the general election.
8
When the media discusses an issue and makes the public care about it.
Topical Publication
Framing
Agenda Setting
Priming
9
The President is elected by ____.
The Electoral College
The House of Representatives
The Senate
Voters
10
What is an example of lobbying?
A Senator supports a popular bill.
A civil rights group files a lawsuit against the President.
Voters donate to a cause they support.
A nonprofit organization donates to a political campaign.
11
When the media highlights certain aspects of stories and changes how the public thinks about political issues.
Agenda setting
Framing
Investigative Journalism
Priming
12
When the media presents an already well-known topic, but changes the popular opinion about it.
Priming
Agenda Setting
Framing
Topical Publication
13
Unlike other countries, the United States media is mostly ____.
non-political in nature
owned by foreign companies
not government funded
controlled by the military
14
What is true about the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BRCA)?
It created disclosure requirements for political ads.
It created the FCC.
It was only supported by one political party.
It made corporate political donations illegal.

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