PSCI 2305 EXAM 1 Study Questions
with 100% Correct Answers
1. Digital Citizen - ANSWER Daily internet user with internet and the
technology and literacy skills to go online for employment, news, politics,
entertainment, commerce, and other activities.
2. Digital Divide - ANSWER The gap in access to the internet among
demographic groups based on education, income, age, geographic location,
and race
3. Niche Journalism - ANSWER News reporting devoted to a targeted portion
of a journalism market sector or for a portion of readers based on content or
ideological presentation
4. Citizen Journalism - ANSWER News reported and distributed by citizens,
rather than professional journalists and for-profit news organizations
5. Agenda Setting - ANSWER The power of the media to bring public
attention to particular issues and problems
6. news aggregator - ANSWER an application or feed that collects web
content such as news headlines, blogs, podcasts, online videos, and more in
one location for easy viewing
7. social media - ANSWER web and mobile based technologies that are used
to turn communication into interactive dialogue among organizations,
communities, and individuals; social media technologies take on many
, different forms including text, blogs, podcasts, photographs streaming video,
Facebook and twitter
8. protest - ANSWER participation that involves assembling crowds to
confront a government or other official organization
9. early voting - ANSWER the option in some states to cast a vote at a polling
place or by mail before the election
10.Liberty, Equality and Democracy - ANSWER Common set of political
values Americans share but have not always been practiced
11.Most Americans describe themselves as - ANSWER Moderates (shades of
both conservative and liberal ideologies)
12.Contemporary American Politics - ANSWER Very low trust in government
13.Most people acquire their initial orientation to politics from their -
ANSWER families
14.Education - ANSWER Important source of political perspectives
15.Social groups - ANSWER whether by birth or by choice, also have in
impact on political opinion
16.Equality of Opportunity - ANSWER A widely shared American ideal that
all people should have the freedom to use whatever talents and wealth they
have to reach their fullest potential
,17.Public Opinion - ANSWER Citizens' attitudes about political issues,
leaders, institutions, and events. When public opinion has shifted, the shift
has occurred fairly steadily in one direction. Can be limited.
18.Values - ANSWER basic principles that shape a person's opinions about
political issues and events
19.Attitudes - ANSWER A specific preference on a particular issue
20.Education economic class - ANSWER Is one of the most important factors
in predicting who engages in behaviors that increase political knowledge.
Shapes political opinion, though voters economic self- interest does not
always march lock step with their policy preferences.
21.The content and character of one's political beliefs are largely determined by
- ANSWER Political circumstances
22.political knowledge - ANSWER Is generally low in the united states
23.Many citizens base their opinions and votes on - ANSWER An over
reliance on cues from political elites and on news they have only scanned or
skimmed
24.How do low levels of political knowledge and engagement weaken
American democracy in two ways - ANSWER 1. Political power can more
easily be manipulated by political elites, the media, and wealthy special
interests 2. A lack of knowledge can contribute to growing political and
economic equality
, 25.Three forces that play important roles in shaping opinions in the marketplace
of ideas are the, - ANSWER Government, Private groups, and the news
media
26.All governments try to - ANSWER Influence, Manipulate, or manage their
citizens beliefs, but the effect on public opinion can be limited
27.The ideas that become prominent in political life are developed and spread
by - ANSWER economic and political groups that search for issues that will
advance their causes
28.The media are - ANSWER Opinion makers. And the ways which media
coverage interprets events can have major impact on popular responses and
opinions about these events
29.The relationship between government policy and opinion may be -
ANSWER Dynamic, wherein policy responds to opinion but also shifts
based on new government policies
30.Citizens who are more affluent and more educated may have a - ANSWER
disproportionate influence over politics and public policy decisions because
they vote at higher rates and are more likely to contribute money to political
campaigns
31.Politicians and public officials - ANSWER make extensive use of public
opinions polls to help them make decisions
32.For a political survey to be an accurate representation of the population, -
ANSWER It must include an appropriate sampling method (i.e.
randomization), a sufficient size, and the avoidance of selection bias. Survey
with 100% Correct Answers
1. Digital Citizen - ANSWER Daily internet user with internet and the
technology and literacy skills to go online for employment, news, politics,
entertainment, commerce, and other activities.
2. Digital Divide - ANSWER The gap in access to the internet among
demographic groups based on education, income, age, geographic location,
and race
3. Niche Journalism - ANSWER News reporting devoted to a targeted portion
of a journalism market sector or for a portion of readers based on content or
ideological presentation
4. Citizen Journalism - ANSWER News reported and distributed by citizens,
rather than professional journalists and for-profit news organizations
5. Agenda Setting - ANSWER The power of the media to bring public
attention to particular issues and problems
6. news aggregator - ANSWER an application or feed that collects web
content such as news headlines, blogs, podcasts, online videos, and more in
one location for easy viewing
7. social media - ANSWER web and mobile based technologies that are used
to turn communication into interactive dialogue among organizations,
communities, and individuals; social media technologies take on many
, different forms including text, blogs, podcasts, photographs streaming video,
Facebook and twitter
8. protest - ANSWER participation that involves assembling crowds to
confront a government or other official organization
9. early voting - ANSWER the option in some states to cast a vote at a polling
place or by mail before the election
10.Liberty, Equality and Democracy - ANSWER Common set of political
values Americans share but have not always been practiced
11.Most Americans describe themselves as - ANSWER Moderates (shades of
both conservative and liberal ideologies)
12.Contemporary American Politics - ANSWER Very low trust in government
13.Most people acquire their initial orientation to politics from their -
ANSWER families
14.Education - ANSWER Important source of political perspectives
15.Social groups - ANSWER whether by birth or by choice, also have in
impact on political opinion
16.Equality of Opportunity - ANSWER A widely shared American ideal that
all people should have the freedom to use whatever talents and wealth they
have to reach their fullest potential
,17.Public Opinion - ANSWER Citizens' attitudes about political issues,
leaders, institutions, and events. When public opinion has shifted, the shift
has occurred fairly steadily in one direction. Can be limited.
18.Values - ANSWER basic principles that shape a person's opinions about
political issues and events
19.Attitudes - ANSWER A specific preference on a particular issue
20.Education economic class - ANSWER Is one of the most important factors
in predicting who engages in behaviors that increase political knowledge.
Shapes political opinion, though voters economic self- interest does not
always march lock step with their policy preferences.
21.The content and character of one's political beliefs are largely determined by
- ANSWER Political circumstances
22.political knowledge - ANSWER Is generally low in the united states
23.Many citizens base their opinions and votes on - ANSWER An over
reliance on cues from political elites and on news they have only scanned or
skimmed
24.How do low levels of political knowledge and engagement weaken
American democracy in two ways - ANSWER 1. Political power can more
easily be manipulated by political elites, the media, and wealthy special
interests 2. A lack of knowledge can contribute to growing political and
economic equality
, 25.Three forces that play important roles in shaping opinions in the marketplace
of ideas are the, - ANSWER Government, Private groups, and the news
media
26.All governments try to - ANSWER Influence, Manipulate, or manage their
citizens beliefs, but the effect on public opinion can be limited
27.The ideas that become prominent in political life are developed and spread
by - ANSWER economic and political groups that search for issues that will
advance their causes
28.The media are - ANSWER Opinion makers. And the ways which media
coverage interprets events can have major impact on popular responses and
opinions about these events
29.The relationship between government policy and opinion may be -
ANSWER Dynamic, wherein policy responds to opinion but also shifts
based on new government policies
30.Citizens who are more affluent and more educated may have a - ANSWER
disproportionate influence over politics and public policy decisions because
they vote at higher rates and are more likely to contribute money to political
campaigns
31.Politicians and public officials - ANSWER make extensive use of public
opinions polls to help them make decisions
32.For a political survey to be an accurate representation of the population, -
ANSWER It must include an appropriate sampling method (i.e.
randomization), a sufficient size, and the avoidance of selection bias. Survey
