What is the term for change in both public opinion and voting preferences caused by media coverage?
a. agenda setting
b. media effects
c. media aspiration
d. framing
Question -2-Which democratic function of political parties was nonexistent until the early twentieth century and has given voters greater input into politics?
a. party platforms
b. policy coordination
c. critical elections
d. primary elections
Question -3-How do party-independent expenditures differ from soft money?
a. Party-independent expenditures are spent by parties, whereas soft money is spent by candidates' campaigns.
b. Unlike soft money, party-independent expenditures can only use funds raised with normal hard money contribution limits.
c. Unlike party-independent expenditures, soft money is subject to disclosure requirements.
d. Party-independent expenditures are limited to party-building activities, whereas soft money can be spent on election communications.
Question -4-A __________ is a live engagement between a press secretary and the press in which the range of questions is limited.
a. press briefing
b. press conference
c. press release
d. news conference
Question -5-How do party committees typically allocate independent expenditures in campaigns?
a. They focus on a few competitive races.
b. They spend funds equally across races.
c. They focus on candidates who are behind in the polls.
d. They focus on reelecting incumbents.
Question -6-The equal time rule prohibits television stations from doing which of the following?
a. denying candidates equal time to speak during debates
b. excluding third-party candidates from debates
c. refusing to sell advertising time to bigoted candidates if it sells advertising time to non-bigoted candidates
d. refusing to sell advertising time to all candidates in a given election
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