CMU Chapter 5-8

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What did the framers think about Congressional gridlock?

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that it was evidence the system was working correctly

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What makes media pundits attend a media event sponsored by a candidate? Options: If media personalities are paid to attend, if it will provide good pics for TV, If it is catered, if it covers both political parties

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if it will provide good pics for TV

Front

Investigative journalists who reported on government malfeasance and business corruption became known as

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muckrakers

Front

Which of these is not a reason the party press gave way to the penny press?
Options:
people wanted objective reporting,
printing prices were falling,
advertising of consumer goods became popular,
printing became more advanced

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people wanted objective reporting

Front

What is the difference between television ratings and newspaper circulation figures?

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essentially none

Front

What identifies the current media environment?
Options: lots of outlets; few owners

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lots of outlets; few owners

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Sensationalism, lurid detail, and slight regard to facts in journalism are characteristic of

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yellow journalism

Front

This president was the first to use journalists and journalism in the modern sense-- mainly as a conduit to reveal his ideas to the people.

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Theodore Roosevelt

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Who are the traditional media gatekeepers?

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newspaper editors

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What characterizes the American electoral system? Options: republicanism, winner-take-all politics, proportional representation, parliamentary democracy

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winner-take-all politics