Government exam 3

The complex structure of offices tasks, rules, and principles that organizes all large scale institutions to coordinate the work of their personal is

bureaucracy

Blank is responsible for making the laws, but blank is responsible for putting laws into affect

Congress, the Bureaucracy

The efforts of departments and agencies to translate laws into specific bureaucratic rules and actions is called

Implementation

Which of the following would be an example of how federal bureaucrats make rules while engaging in implementation?

The environmental protection agency requiring that under the clean air act the average fuel economy for new vehicles must be at least 35.5 miles per gallon

In 2015, the environmental protection agency charged Volkswagen with cheating on emissions test of its diesel vehicles. This is an example of bureaucratic

Enforcement

The development of the Internet by blank is an example of bureaucratic blank

The U.S. Department of defense, innovation

One of the main resources in distinguishing characteristics of the federal bureaucracy is

Expertise

The bureaucracy is hierarchal structures, and standardize procedures are intended to foster

Equal treatment of citizens

The principal agent problem occurs when one entity

The principal gives decision making authority to another The agent, but the agent makes decisions that are different than what the principal really wanted

What is Government corporation?

It is an agency that performs in charges for services usually provided by the private sector

The term public opinion is used to describe

Believes in attitudes toward different issues, events and people

A political ideologies best defined as

A cohesive set of beliefs that form a general velocity about the government

The difference between a political value and political attitudes that values are

Basic principles while attitudes are specific preferences

Libertarianism is a political ideology that

Emphasizes freedom, involuntary association with small government

Which of the following sets of terms best describes America’s fundamental political values

Liberty, Equality of opportunity and democracy

Blank Generally support abortion rights in a post date involvement with religious institutions.

Liberals

The fact that Americans strongly support, minimal governmental interference with individuals lives and property illustrates their commitment to

Liberty

Blank is the most important core value of liberalism

Equality

Blank is the core political value, most highly prioritize by American conservatives

Liberty

A liberal would most likely support

An expansion in governmental social services

Conservatives are more likely than liberals to support

School prayer

The process by which political values are formed, is best known as

Political socialization

What are agents of socialization?

Social institutions like a family in school, that shaping individuals, basic political beliefs and values

Which of the following is an example of the gender gap?

That women earn on average less than men

Individuals who attend church frequently are more likely to be blank in their political views than people who are not religious

Conservative

In the United States, freedom of the press is protected by

The first amendment of the constitution

Which of the following statements about political speech in the United States is true

In the United States, individuals groups, private organizations and companies have the right to publish news and opinions, without government censorship and with few government restrictions

What role does the media play an American democracy?

The media help level the playing field between political elite to have high levels of knowledge and the people, which can give citizens more political voice

Which of the following is the best definition of media?

Print and digital forms of communication, including television, newspapers, radio and Internet, and social media sites to convey information to large audiences.

Which of the following terms refers to reporting that strives to be as accurate fair and balanced as possible, rely on original sources, be transparent about citing sources and represent multiple viewpoints

Principled journalism

What is a media monopoly?

The concentration of media ownership by few large companies

Which of the following is an important role of the media and American democracy?

Serving as a watchdog, on the actions of politicians and other political actors

The traditional news media aim to provide objective reporting on current events by

Excluding the personal views of reporters were editors from their coverage

How does the profit motive the US media shape news coverage?

Media focus on dramatic, highly conflictual events and issues that drive viewers and increase profits

Public broadcasting refers to any television radio, digital media that

Receives funding from the public through license fees, subsides or tax dollars

Privately owned media companies in the United States, are most of their revenue from

Advertising

Which of the following is a drawback of citizen journalism

Since it is not professionally, edited, it can suffer from distortion, and sometimes false information can unintentionally be posted

Sunday morning political shows in which a host and guest provide opinions or newsworthy, political events or individuals are examples of

Opinion driven journalism

Which of the following stories would an American news outlet that relies primarily on advertising revenue, be least likely to cover

An economics professor providing testimony to a congressional committee on the effect of tariffs

When covering the coronavirus pandemic, a news organization may choose to emphasize how this public health crisis disproportionately affected the African-American and Latino communities. This would be an example of the media’s ability to (blank) the issue as one involving racial disparities in health outcomes.

Frame

Low-level officials who hope to publicize what they view as their bosses or the governments. Improper actions are usually called.

Whistleblowers

Which of the following news sources reaches the most Americans?

Television

Which of the following is a so-called traditional form of political activity

Volunteering for a campaign

What is the most common and important political act for most Americans?

Voting

What is suffrage

The right to vote

Women won the right to vote across the United States in

1920

Voting rights for black men were established in the constitution by the blank amendment

15th

What is a turn out?

The percentage of eligible individuals who actually vote

Which of the following is the best characterization of digital political participation?

Digital political participation includes activities, like visiting a candidates website, or signing in an online petition

A low income individuals without Internet access did not vote in a recent statewide election due to lack of political knowledge. This individual not having voted could be best explained by

The digital divide

The main goal of the groups like wrap the vote and rock the vote is to

Encourage young people to vote

What is the most important factor in predicting whether an individual votes?

Education level

What is one reason the political parties in politicians view Latinos as a critically important group?

The Latino population in United States is large and rapidly growing

On average women tend to vote for blank candidates, and men tend to vote for blank candidates

Democratic, republican

Which of the following groups typically has the highest level political participation

Senior citizens

What is the main point of a political protest?

To bring attention to an issue and confront a government or other official organization

When congressional districts are drawn to favor, one political party over another, is referred to as

Gerrymandering

Which of the following election reforms is designed to make voting easier?

Same day voter registration

According to survey data, the vast majority reject which of these as a legitimate form of political participation

Riots

Which of the following would not be considered a form of traditional political participation?

Tweeting