Question

Question 1- The two primary pathways through which media coverage shapes what people think are:

A-Group of answer choices

B-priming and framing

C-advertising and position taking

D-authoritativeness and opinion leadership

E-yellow journalism and issue leadership

F-subliminal messages and ad hominim coverage

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a reason that print newspapers remain an important source of news in the United States today?

A-The broadcast media primarily cover stories already "broken" by the print media.

B-The print media provide more detailed coverage than the broadcast media.

C-The print media arrive at most homes in the mornings, while most people do not watch the news until the evening.

D-The print media are the prime source of news for educated and influential individuals.

E-Print news is more profitable than broadcast news.

Question 3 - In international affairs, conservatism has come to mean support for:

A -arms control

B -aid to poor nations

C-maximizing international cooperation

D-maintaining American military power

E-Canada

Question 4- The incumbent president loses the chance for a second term in office because voters are unsatisfied with the current state of the economy. In this case, the voters employed:

speculative voting

prospective voting

retrospective voting

contemporaneous voting

reckless voting

Question 5- A type of electoral process in which a candidate must receive more than 50 percent of all votes cast in the relevant district to win a seat in a legislative body is:

a majority system

a plurality system

a minority system

proportional representation

a Borda count system

Question 6;

The U.S. House of Representatives is an example of a legislative body with representatives selected from:

Group of answer choices

single-member districts

multimember districts

state legislatures

one-representative districts

unirepresentational districts

Question 7-

In 1965, the Mississippi state legislature redrew House district lines so that blacks living along the Mississippi River Delta would no longer constitute a majority across any single district. This strategy to dilute the strength of racial minorities is also known as:

bridging

reapportionment

gerrymandering

party mongering

partisan warfare

Question 8 -

The critical years during which voter turnout declined across the United States were between:

1840 and 1864

1890 and 1910

1930 and 1950

1980 and 2004

1800 and 1820

Question 9-

A multiple-member district system that allows each political party to participate in governance according to its percentage of the vote is a(n) __________ system.

majority

plurality

minority

proportional representation

Arrow's

Question 10-

Which of the following is NOT a reason that the secret ballot has enjoyed widespread use in the United States since the late nineteenth century?

The secret ballot helps prevent vote buying.

The secret ballot helps prevent voter intimidation.

The secret ballot improves voter turnout.

The secret ballot reduces political corrupution.

The secret ballot minimizes voter fraud.

Answer 1

1. (b) priming and framing

Priming is basically preparing the public to take a particular view on any particular issue that is been going around in the country and raise an issue out of it. Framing is the power that the media holds to influence the events and also how the events are interpreted by the masses. Thus, these two together lead to a pathway through which media coverage shapes what people think.

2. (c) The print media arrive at most homes in the mornings, while most people do not watch the news until the evening.

All the other reasons mentioned in the question somewhat tells us the importance that news hold in the US. Like, there is more detailed coverage in the print media as compared to the braodcast media and also that newspapers are still a source of knowledge for the intellect society of US. However, the option mentioined in option c does not make sense and does not give any particular reason as to why newspapers are still famous amoug the US.

3. (d) maintaining American military power

Conservatism has come to mean support for military intervention in the economy as well as maintaining the american military power in the economy. In the international affairs, conservatism is something that is solely concerned with establishing a military power in the country. Thus, option (d)

4. (c) retrospective voting

Retrospective voting refers to the voting that is done by taking into accounts many factors like the performance of the party at present and whether that party will be of any good to the nation and the people in future. Thus, if the current president fails his chance in the second term, retrospective voting is the voting system that has been adopted by the people, to decide whether the person should be re-elected or not.