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Instructor Resource
Graber, Mass Media and American Politics 10e
CQ Press, 2018
Chapter 1: Media Power and Government
Control
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Why is the mass media politically important?
A. News stories take millions of Americans, in all walks of life, to the political and military
battlefields of the world.
B. They allow the public to share political experiences, such as watching political debates or
congressional investigations.
C. Media experiences undergird public opinions and political actions.
D. all of these
2. What type of media has the largest news audience?
A. the Internet
B. newspapers
C. television news
D. radio
3. What does it mean to muckrake? Muckraking refers to ______.
A. politicians engaging in reform efforts
B. news organizations’ scooping of other news organizations on a story
C. journalists’ investigation of corruption
D. All of these
4. ________ is when journalists expose misconduct in government and produce reforms
A. Feeding frenzy
B. Muckraking
C. Agenda setting
D. All of these
Ans: B
Which of the following statements reflects an assumption of democratic regimes?
A. Governments know and serve people’s best interests.
B. News should support major policies.
C. News should stimulate critical thinking about major policies.
D. All of these
1. Even though it is on the decline, television news is still the platform most people rely on
primarily for news.
2. Socialization refers to the process where one learns the values and orientations that help them
fit in their social environment.
3. Interpretation is one of the major functions of the mass media.
4. Civic journalism refers to the fact that this kind of journalism is best for teaching civic facts.
5. The Chinese government has developed sophisticated methods for monitoring information on
the Internet.
6. Government influence is the primary determinant of what and how things get covered in the
U.S. media system.
Short Answer
1. It is said that media images are especially potent when they involve aspects of life that people
experience only through the media. Why?
2. Name three of the four major societal functions performed by the mass media.
3. Why is there a discrepancy between common perceptions of media influence and social
science appraisals of media influence?
4. Compare and contrast media roles under authoritarian regimes and democratic regimes.
5. Compare and contrast social responsibility journalism and totalitarian journalism.
6. List at least four of the five models of news making.
Essay
Instructor Resource
Graber, Mass Media and American Politics 10e
CQ Press, 2018
1. Explain the evolution of social science appraisals of media effects from the era of minimal
effects to current appraisals of media effects.
2. What are the five models of news making? Describe and define each. Discuss how or whether
these models reflect reality.
