- Media coverage of a race tends to ________.a.accurately portray all races equallyb.accurately portray whites and blacks as victimsc.overrepresent whites and the elderly as poord.overrepresent African Americans as poor
- Which of the following is an example of episodic framing?a.a story on drug abuse that interviews addicts and discusses reasons for addiction and government responses to help addictsb.a story on how drug abuse policy has changed since 1984c.a story on candidates' answers to a drug question in a debated.a story detailing arguments against needle exchange programs
- According to research, why might a woman decide not to run for office?a.She feels the work is too hard.b.She fears her positions will be covered too closely by the press.c.She fears the media will criticize her family.d.She fears the campaign will be too expensive
- Successful cooperation depends on all EXCEPT1) the number of actors2) the number of time actors interact3) how much the actors interact4) the accuracy of the information they possess5) how much outside option you have.
- The Federal Communications Commission oversees the programming of which entities?a.televisionb.television and radioc.television, radio, and satellited.television, radio, satellite, and cable
- Muckraking occurs when newspapers ________.a.investigate problems in government and businessb.investigate actions of celebritiesc.print sensational news on the front page to sell papersd.print more editorials and opinion pieces to sell papers
- In which circumstance would the courts find libel?a.A reporter uses a source that incorrectly states a celebrity is using drugs.b.A columnist writes his opinion about whether an actor is hiding a drug problem.c.A television reporter delivers a story about increased drug use at the local college.d.A reporter writes that local college students are drug dealers but has no sources.
- Cable programming is often ________.a.localb.nationalc.networkd.sports
- T/F:"Lets supposed a country overestimates its probability of winning when the opponent country knows the actual likelihood. Even if the opponent country tells the country a reality, war may still occur because the country has incentives to not believe it."
- A conglomerate is a corporation that ________.a.owns all television news stations in a stateb.owns many businesses and media networksc.owns only radio stationsd.owns only televisions and newspapers
- When acting as an agenda setter, the media ________.a.decides which issues deserve public attentionb.covers presidential campaigns equallyc.reports on corruption in governmentd.brings in advertising revenue for the media corporation
- Radio quiz shows and comedy shows were most popular in the ________.a.1900sb.1930sc.1970sd.1990s
- Newspapers during the Revolutionary War period tended to ________.a.give fake news and sensationalize storiesb.unite the colonists and provide information about the Britishc.print party propagandad.attack colonial politicians
- The Supreme Court determined that the right of the press to print classified material ________.a.is obsolete, and the press may never print classified materialb.is partial, and the press may print classified material only if it does not compromise troops or covert operativesc.is complete, and the press may print anything it likesd.has not yet been defined
- Once the soviet union and the united states acquired large supplies of nuclear weapons, the chances of a direct military conflict between the two decreased. This is an example of which way we can reduce the likelihood of war?1) increasing the costs of going to war2) increasing transparency 3) outside enforcement of commitments4) increasing the number of actors involved5) dividing apparently indivisible goods
- ____________ is a war caused by powershift____________is a war begun by a state to prevent an adversary from being a stringer threat in the futureIn __________, states choose to fight because they prefer a costly war today to an efficient but disadvantageous peace tomorrow.1) preemptive war2) bargaining failure3) cooperative failure war4) preventive war5) first-strike advantage
- Which are correct?a. state is the sole actor in international politicsb. cooperation always creates additional value. The sum of welfare of both parties will increase than it would otherwise be. c. bargaining and cooperation can happen at the same time d. cooperation will always happen if two parties know they can both better off as a result of cooperation
- Which of the following is a reasonable exception to the Freedom of Information Act?a.medical records for government employeesb.budget for the Department of Laborc.minutes from a president's cabinet meetingd.transcript of meetings between Department of State negotiators and Russian trade negotiators
- Which described bargaining range?1) the type of demands a state makes in a crisis2) a possible outcome to which no states involved in a dispute is worsen off than they would otherwise be.3) a possible outcome to which states can agree without going to war over a dispute4) the number of demands a state makes in a crisis 5) the range of interaction where states can create additional values
- Choose all the conditions that make states more likely to go to war.a. problems arising from complete informationb. problems arising from conflicts over goods that are easily split between two states.c. problems arsing from the difficulty of committing to honor a deal.d. problems arising from states having changing amount of powere. problems arising from the first strike advantage