POLS 1113 Final Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Which of the following is true of the American reliance on digital news
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sources? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Younger Americans are more likely
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than any age group to get their news from social media sites.
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Which media technology provided the greatest challenge to traditional
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newspapers between the 1940's and 1980? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Television
Of the following, which remains the dominant medium by which young
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children receive both entertainment and socialization? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Television
New media include all of the following except: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Television
In the first ever television presidential debate, which person was the
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first to display telegenic qualities? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-John F.
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Kennedy
, How can today's media consumers be sure that the information that
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they are receiving is accurate? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Consumers
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should gather news from from media outlets with a track record of
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adhering to journalistic standards.| | |
Information appearing on social media, blogs, or reputable websites: -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-None of these are correct
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Which of the following is the best way to describe the manner in which
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the media covers certain policy issues or events to set the public
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agenda? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Priming
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Which pre-revolutionary British legislation directly attacked colonial
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American newspapers? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Stamp-Act
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What is NOT a powerful media audience attractor? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Good News Report | |
The practice of redrawing electoral boundaries for political advantage is
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known as: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Gerrymandering
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How many United States senators does each state have? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Exactly two |
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Which of the following is true of the American reliance on digital news
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sources? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Younger Americans are more likely
| | | | | | | |
than any age group to get their news from social media sites.
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Which media technology provided the greatest challenge to traditional
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newspapers between the 1940's and 1980? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Television
Of the following, which remains the dominant medium by which young
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children receive both entertainment and socialization? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Television
New media include all of the following except: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Television
In the first ever television presidential debate, which person was the
| | | | | | | | | | |
first to display telegenic qualities? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-John F.
| | | | | | | | |
Kennedy
, How can today's media consumers be sure that the information that
| | | | | | | | | | |
they are receiving is accurate? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Consumers
| | | | | | | |
should gather news from from media outlets with a track record of
| | | | | | | | | | | |
adhering to journalistic standards.| | |
Information appearing on social media, blogs, or reputable websites: -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-None of these are correct
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Which of the following is the best way to describe the manner in which
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the media covers certain policy issues or events to set the public
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agenda? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Priming
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Which pre-revolutionary British legislation directly attacked colonial
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American newspapers? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Stamp-Act
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What is NOT a powerful media audience attractor? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Good News Report | |
The practice of redrawing electoral boundaries for political advantage is
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known as: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Gerrymandering
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How many United States senators does each state have? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Exactly two |
