Exam 3 Review

Which of these is not an example of a first media innovation in the White House?

• FDR - Fireside Radio Chats

• Wilson - Oral State of the Union

• Hoover - Press secretary

• Lincoln - Selfie Stick

Which of these are not common forms of presidential communication?

• Morse Code

• Television

• Social Media

• Press Releases

What does it mean for the President  “going public”?

• More travel

• More addresses

• More interviews

• All of the above

Which is not a reason the President “goes public”?

• Build ties with the media

• Using the public for leverage

• To persuade the public

• They get a cookie

How do American feel about the Supreme Court?

• Approve

• Disapprove

How might the Court and the media affect American knowledge of the Court?

• Americans are likely overstating their understanding of the Court

• American know too much about the court 

• Americans know all the justices

• Americans know the majority of cases in a year

What about the Court gets media attention? Select all that apply:

• When a case involves rights

• When the case involves taxes

• the nominating process

What is Fenno’s paradox?

• The idea that, according to surveys, the American public dislikes Congress, but over 90% of members get re-elected

• The idea that, according to surveys, the American public loves Congress but rarely re-elect members

• The idea that, according to surveys, the American public dislikes Congress but refuses to vote for them

• The idea that, according to surveys, the American public loves Congress but doesn’t think members should be able to be re-elected

Which is NOT one of the common complaints about Congress?

• Unable to represent diverse interests

• Unable to solve big problems

• Inefficient

• Too removed from ordinary people

• Too many people

What is the core aspect of Mann and Ornstein’s “Broken Branch” of Congress?

• They are incompetent

• The people elected don’t care

• It is too focused on partisanship

• It should be eliminated entirely