gov test 4 definition's

Question 1

Define public opinion

Answer 1

the collective attitudes and beliefs of individuals on one or more issues.

Question 2

Define Ideology

Answer 2

An ideology is a set of opinions or beliefs of a group or an individual.

Question 3

Define Value

Answer 3

the fundamental beliefs and principles that guide individuals’ attitudes and behaviors towards political processes and institutions.

Question 4

Define attitude

Answer 4

A political attitude refers to an individual’s consistent beliefs, values, and feelings about political issues, policies, and institutions.

Question 5

Define political socialization

Answer 5

The process by which people acquire political beliefs and values. - People acquire these beliefs through relationships with family, friends and co workers, web.

Question 6

Define agents of socialization

Answer 6

It enacts laws that uphold social norms and values, and it also provides institutions and services that support citizens.

Question 7

Define liberalism

Answer 7

Liberalism is a political and economic doctrine that emphasizes individual autonomy, equality of opportunity, and the protection of individual rights.

Question 8

Define conservatism

Answer 8

political doctrine that emphasizes the value of traditional institutions and practices.

Question 9

Define liberationism

Answer 9

Libertarianism is a political philosophy that takes individual liberty to be the primary political value.

Question 10

Define socialism

Answer 10

a populist economic and political system based on collective, common, or public ownership of the means of production.

Question 11

Define random digit dialing

Answer 11

a method used in surveys where telephone numbers are selected at random from a given population to gather data on public opinion.

Question 12

Define margin of error

Answer 12

is a statistical term that represents the amount of random sampling error in a survey’s results.

Question 13

Define gender gap

Answer 13

between groups differences (i.e., how men and women differ from each other in their support for a candidate). The women’s vote refers to within-groups differences (i.e., the difference in women’s support for leading party’s candidate and trailing party’s candidate).

Question 14

Define media

Answer 14

The collection of all forms of media that communicate information to the general public is called mass media, including television, print, radio, and Internet.

Question 15

Where does the media get their protections from?

Answer 15

The first amendment.

Question 16

Define broadcast media

Answer 16

covers a wide spectrum of different communication methods such as television, radio, newspapers, magazines and any other materials supplied by the media and press.

Question 17

Define media monopoly

Answer 17

A media monopoly occurs when a single company or entity dominates the media landscape, controlling a significant share of media outlets, platforms, or content.

Question 18

Define watch dog

Answer 18

a group that watches the activities of a particular part of government in order to report illegal acts or problems

Question 19

Define citizen journalism

Answer 19

journalism that is conducted by people who are not professional journalists but who disseminate information using Web sites, blogs, and social media.

Question 20

Define ethical journalism

Answer 20

Ethical journalism means taking responsibility for one’s work and explaining one’s decisions to the public.

Question 21

Define principal of journalism

Answer 21

To inform and teach

Question 22

Define partisan media

Answer 22

Partisan media refers to news outlets and platforms that openly support a particular political party or ideology.

Question 23

Define adversarial journalism

Answer 23

a form of reporting in which the media adopt a skeptical or even hostile posture toward the government and public officials.

Question 24

Define filter bubbles

Answer 24

Personalized web experience based on metrics about you and your history on the web

Question 25

Define algorithms

Answer 25

An algorithm is a set of instructions that is designed to accomplish a task.

Question 26

Define new aggregators

Answer 26

online platforms or services that collect and display news stories and articles from various sources in one place, allowing users to access a wide range of information quickly.

Question 27

Define Misinformation

Answer 27

false or inaccurate information

Question 28

Define fake news

Answer 28

information that is clearly and demonstrably fabricated and that has been packaged and distributed to appear as legitimate news.

Question 29

Define collective journalism

Answer 29

is a practice where multiple journalists, news organizations, or media entities work together to produce news stories

Question 30

Define sample

Answer 30

the relatively small number of individuals who are interviewed for the purpose of estimating the opinions of an entire population.

Question 31

Define simple random sample

Answer 31

takes a small, random portion of the entire population to represent the entire data set, where each member has an equal probability of being chosen.

Question 32

Define reliability quotient

Answer 32

a measure of the accuracy of a test or measuring instrument obtained by measuring the same individuals twice and computing the correlation of the two sets of measures.

Question 33

Define validity quotient

Answer 33

Validity refers to the accuracy of a measure (whether the results really do represent what they are supposed to measure).

Question 34

Define quota

Answer 34

control the amount or volume of various commodities that can be imported into the United States during a specified period of time.

Question 35

What is social desirability bias?

Answer 35

Social desirability bias occurs when respondents conceal their true opinion on a subject in order to make themselves look good to others.

Question 36

Define bell weather

Answer 36

A bellwether refers to a geographic area whose political beliefs and voting preferences reflect that of a wider area.

Question 37

Define bandwagon effect

Answer 37

a psychological phenomenon in which people do something primarily because other people are doing it, regardless of their own beliefs, which they may ignore or override.

Question 38

Define bounce effect

Answer 38

A convention bounce or convention bump refers to an increase in support that U.S. presidential candidates in the Republican or Democratic party

Question 39

Define framing

Answer 39

Framing is the process by which a source (a newspaper or TV news story, or perhaps a single individual) defines the essential problem underlying a particular social or political issue, and outlines a set of considerations purportedly relevant to that issue.

Question 40

Define primary's

Answer 40

Primaries are elections that political parties use to select candidates for a general election. Then each party's candidates run against each other in the general election.

Question 41

Define agenda setting

Answer 41

Agenda setting is the process by which media and political actors influence the importance placed on issues in the public agenda.

Question 42

what is Telecommunicating act of 1996?

Answer 42

a comprehensive law overhauling regulation of the telecommunications industry, recognizes the importance of access to telecommunications for people with disabilities in the Information Age.

Question 43

what impacted Telecommunicating act of 1996?

Answer 43

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 is the first major overhaul of telecommunications law in almost 62 years.

Question 44

Define agenda journalism

Answer 44

Agenda setting is the process by which media and political actors influence the importance placed on issues in the public agenda.