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Terms in this set (76)How has the Equal Rights Amendment affected women's civil rights? It has had little effect because it was not adopted. What event in Montgomery, Alabama, kicked off a massive protest phase of the civil rights movement? Rosa Parks's arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus What story is most likely to be covered on television news? ... Politicians who believe that America's competitiveness in the globalized economy would be best served by allocating a substantial percentage of immigrant visas to people with special talents would want to revise the __________. Hart-Celler Immigration and Nationality Act Many of the commercials that air during the nightly news broadcasts of ABC, CBS, and NBC seem to be for prescription drugs. What is the most plausible explanation for this fact? ... Why did Southern legislatures enact literacy tests? to prevent African Americans from voting Which of the following statements about immigration in the United States is true? At current rates, non-Hispanic whites will represent less than half of the population by the middle of the twenty-first century. The Supreme Court's decision in Lawrence v. Texas (2003) primarily enhanced the civil liberties of __________. gays and lesbians What is the overriding bias in the news? a bias in favor of whatever draws the largest audience What was the effect of the 1924 Johnson-Reed Immigration Act that established immigration quotas based on national origin? Most new immigrants were from northwestern Europe. Which of the following arguments would most likely be made by an opponent of affirmative action policies? Affirmative action discriminates on the basis of race or gender. Which do conservatives generally favor? freer rein for the private sector What are the main socializing agents? the media, schools, and family In the 1896 case Plessy v. Ferguson, what rationale did the Supreme Court rely on when deciding that segregation in transportation was permissible? Segregation in public facilities was not unconstitutional as long as the separate facilities were substantially equal. How has technology affected news coverage? Coverage has become more homogenous. Which of the following generally increase with age? political participation and strength of party attachment Which of the following best describes a policy agenda? those issues that are actively being debated by government officials and other political actors at any given time After reconstruction, which of the following was used to prevent African Americans from having a meaningful impact on the outcome of elections? white primaries When television news covers politicians' speeches, they tend to do so using __________. sound bites What is demography? the science of population changes Top aides to President Clinton leaked his admission of an "inappropriate relationship" to the New York Times in order to gauge the public response to the revelation. Based on the public's reaction to this __________, Clinton went ahead and admitted the "inappropriate relationship" to the grand jury. trial balloon Who are politicians most likely to ignore? ... How has television news changed in recent years? ... What is the foundation of current U.S. immigration policy? family unification Which requirement would be considered a Jim Crow law? Movie theaters must be racially segregated. What is the status of affirmative action in college admissions after the Supreme Court decisions in the two cases involving the University of Michigan, Gratz v.Bollinger (2003) and Grutter v. Bollinger (2003)? Affirmative action policies may be permissible, but they cannot involve race-based quotas or numerical point systems. The "minimal effects hypothesis" suggested that the media have a minimal effect on __________. public opinion What do journalists typically use to uncover political scandals? investigative journalism News coverage of political campaigns tends to focus on __________? ... Which of the following happened during reconstruction? ... According to Morris Fiorina, which statement best describes the extent of a culture war in the United States? ... In Adarand Constructors v. Peña, the Supreme Court determined that __________. affirmative action policies must be scrutinized using the same suspect standard that is used for other policies classifying people by race The effects of agenda setting by media are particularly strong among __________. ... How is political participation defined? ... What strategy did civil rights activists use to fight against school segregation? ... Assume that Howard uses proper sampling techniques to draw a sample of 1,000 Hispanic Floridians. Javier uses identical sampling techniques to draw a sample of 2,000 Hispanic Floridians. Each sample is surveyed about proposed immigration reform and its impact on Hispanics living in the state. Given the information presented in this scenario, which statement is true? Javier can be more confident in the results of his survey than Howard can be in the results of his survey. According to the Supreme Court's decisions in the Civil Rights Cases (1883), in which of the following areas could racial discrimination occur? hotels Which of the following accommodations would an employer most likely need to implement to be in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act? installing a ramp and other physical accommodations for someone who uses a wheelchair Trial balloons are used for which of the following? assessing a political reaction An intentional news leak for the purpose of assessing the political reaction it generates is called a(n) __________. trial balloon Which of the following resulted from the Voting Rights Act and subsequent amendments and court decisions? ... Which of the following tends to be the focus of television news? policy analysis In 1944, what did the Supreme Court decide in Korematsu v. United States regarding the internment of American citizens of Japanese ancestry living on the Pacific Coast of the United States? ... What technique is the key to the accuracy of public opinion polls? random sampling In Hernandez v. Texas, the Supreme Court expanded the civil liberties of __________. Hispanics The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was designed to overturn which of the following? Jim Crow laws How do liberals differ from conservatives? Liberals are more likely than conservatives to envision a wide scope for the central government, often involving policies that aim to promote equality. In a random sample of 1,000 high school students, 29 percent indicated that they had read the Declaration of Independence at least once, with a sampling error of 4 percent. Which statement is true? It is likely that between 25 and 33 percent of the population have read the Declaration of Independence. To which of the following would the Supreme Court most likely apply the intermediate scrutiny standard of review to determine whether it is an unconstitutional violation of the equal protection clause? specifying a different minimum age for men to marry than for women to marry What aspect of religion has the biggest influence on political ideology? ... Someone who thinks that the United States should reorient its immigration policy toward enhancing economic development would be most in favor of granting an immigrant visa to which of the following people? a Turkish national with a promising new manufacturing process Policy entrepreneurs are people who invest __________ in an issue. political capital Which of the following does the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ban? racial discrimination in public accommodations In the 1857 Dred Scott v. Sandford decision, the Supreme Court held that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional What do network executives blame for the superficiality in media reporting? the public What does the Equal Pay Act of 1963 mandate? Men and women doing the same job at the same workplace must receive equal pay. To determine what percentage of families with children would use school vouchers to send their children to charter schools, what population needs to be sampled? parents of school-age children Poverty and health issues are particularly acute among which minority group? Hispanic Americans Which news source do younger Americans consume at higher rates than older Americans do? infotainment What does the equal time rule mandate? Media must sell advertising time to all candidates if it sells advertising time to any candidate. What is a principal provision of the 1986 Simpson-Mazzoli Act? Employers must document the citizenship of their employees. Which of the following viewpoints is more likely to be held by a political liberal than by a political conservative? Government should expand regulations of the economy in the public interest. Which statement about the consumption of political news via television and newspapers is accurate? Older people consume more political news than do younger people. What was Reconstruction? the period after the Civil War when the South was occupied by the federal government Civil rights activists in the 1960s used the media to show Americans the unjust treatment of minorities, successfully placing the civil rights issue on the __________. policy agenda When did women across the country achieve the constitutionally guaranteed right to vote? decades after black males won the right to vote Which of the following is a potential concern about agenda setting by the media? It can select stories that alter the priorities Americans attach to policy problems. Which statement accurately describes media ownership in the United States? *** Most media outlets are owned by corporate conglomerates. Which of the following is an example of de jure segregation? Jim Crow laws Majority rule is most likely to conflict with __________. individual liberty Which of the following is a form of conventional political participation? calling one's representative to express an opinion about pending legislation Which statement about conventional political participation in the United States is accurate? **** Those with higher incomes are more likely to participate than those with lower incomes. According to Russell Neuman, what is the "paradox of mass politics"? The U.S. political system works as well as it does despite the public's lack of political knowledge. What is the main purpose of a media event? ***to make a profit How do Knowledge Networks ensure that their Internet surveys are accurate? 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