Deck 12: Political Socialization, The Mass Media, and Public Opinion Polls

Question 1

Which of the following replaces the War Measures Act?

A)Official Secrets Act
B)Emergencies Act
C)Security of Information Act
D)Access to Information Act

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Who owns the Toronto Sun?

A)Quebecor/Sun Media
B)Black Press
C)Continental
D)Transcontinental

Answer 2

A

Question 3

What term is used to describe the sum total of opinions held by members of the public on any subject?

A)political culture
B)public interest
C)public opinion
D)public sector

Answer 3

C

Question 4

American homes subscribe to cable or satellite television more than any other country in the world.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a technique of news management?

A)the free flow of information on government operations
B)news leaks and trial balloons
C)government secrecy
D)strategic timing and distribution of information

Question 6

The classic case of a church influencing the political values, attitudes, and opinions of its members was the Roman Catholic Church in Quebec.

Question 7

What percentage of Canadian homes subscribe to cable or satellite television?

A)50
B)65
C)85
D)90

Question 8

The Harper government maintained strict control over the flow of information and therefore, was less accessible to reporters.

Question 9

How do individual corporations try to influence political attitudes and opinion?

A)through product advertising
B)through advocacy advertising
C)through new public management
D)through redistributive egalitarianism

Question 10

Spin doctors are lobbyists who work for the government.

Question 11

What is the Official Secrets Acts now called?

A)Security of Information Act
B)Emergencies Act
C)Access to Information Act
D)Accountability Act

Question 12

The Toronto Star is read by more than 90 percent of media executives.

Question 13

During the 1988 election campaign, many groups and companies attempted to influence public opinion about the Free Trade Agreement.

Question 14

What is believed to counter the bandwagon effect?

A)the ancillary effect
B)the rebound effect
C)the underdog effect
D)the anathema effect

Question 15

The merging of different companies, cultures, and technologies is a mark of globalization often called convergence.

Question 16

What is the preferred medium for political information?

A)radio
B)Internet
C)newspapers
D)television

Question 17

The National Post supports the Conservatives.

Question 18

Agenda setting deals with the manner in which information about an issue is presented.

Question 19

The clearest discrepancy between public policy and public opinion is probably on the issue of capital punishment.

Question 20

Which of the following increases a person's degree of political participation?

A)newspaper consumption
B)television viewership
C)radio listenership
D)Internet consumption

Question 21

What are some of the issues that can arise from the relationship between the media and politicians?

Question 22

How is the media involved in political agenda-setting?

Question 23

How is public opinion in Canada measured?

Question 24

Compare and contrast the different agents of political socialization.

Question 25

Explain the class-analysis approach toward political socialization.