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ANG 3
American National Government Exam 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| which of the following best describes how to distingguish civil rights from civil liberties | Unlike civil liberties, civil rights place positive obligations on the government to take action. |
| which of the following is the key question behind civil rights protection | what is the proper meaning of equality |
| when did civil rights become a part of the constitution | civl rights were incorporated with the ratification of the 14th amendment |
| what was the senica falls convention | a meeting in upstate new york regurding womens rights |
| to what term does jim crow refer to | the system of racial segregationo in the south after reconstruction. |
| what is the name for the type of school segregation that is the result of racially divided neighborhoods rather than state laws | defacto |
| which of the following areas was not covered by the civil rights act of 1964 | voting rights |
| in the civil rights act of 1964, congress vastly expanded the role of the executive branch and the credibility of court orders by | requiring that federal grants in aid to state and local govenment for education to be witheald from any school practicing racial segregation. |
| which of the following best describes the trend in the federal courts toward school desegregation since the 1990s | the court decreased the federal supervision of local school desegregation. |
| the right to vote was strenghtened in 1975 when congress | enected in section 203: bilingual voting materials |
| to what term does redlining refer | the practice of banks refusing to make loans to people living in certain neighborhoods |
| in was during the tenure of chief justice ______ that the supreme court established gender discrimination as a highly visable area of civil rights law | warren e burger |
| at what levl of scrutiny do courts review cases involving gender discrimination | intermediate scrutiny |
| which of the following is not the name of lation civil rights organizations | N.O.W |
| the rights of latinos and asains were assisted by US supreme courts ruling that | school districts must provide instruction that students can understand |
| what happened to californias prop 187 | it was declared unconstitutional |
| affeimative action in the US involves | compensation for past discrimination |
| a political ideaology is best defined as | a cohesive set of beliefs that form a general philosophy about the government |
| liberalism and consevationism are good examples of | political ideology |
| which of the following describle the fundamental american political values | Liberty, equality and democracy |
| aproximately what percent =age of americans support majority rule | 95% |
| Freedom from government control is what most american know as | liberty |
| the fact that affirmative action is so controversial revels that | not eveyone agrees |
| a persons political party preferances is primarily acquired through influence of | family |
| one who supports the right to an abortion and opposes state involvement with religious instituions would be described as a | liberal |
| the idea of the marketplace refers to | the competition between varying opinions and ideas that are aired in the public form |
| whay does the marketplace of ideas have a moderating effect on peoples opinions | very few ideas emerge in the marketplace spontaniosly |
| which of the following is not an organization committed to developing and marketing conservative ideas and policies | common cause |
| ideas are marketed most effectivly by groups with axcess to | education, financial resource, the support of public or private institutions |
| the most powerful force in the marketplace of ideas is | communications media |
| the small group selected by pollsters to represent the entire population is called the | sample |
| when a politician who uses polling data believes an issue is more important to people than it actually is, she or he has fallen for the | illution of saliency |
| the alien and sedition acts were | attempts by the federalists to silence the republicans |
| which of the folloing news resources reaches the most americans | tv |
| which group has the greatest populaity on radio talk shows | conservative radio hosts |
| all of the following are reasons why the newspaper reporting is critical except | newspapers are th cheapest source of news |
| which of the following presidential candidates relied heavily on the impact of internet bloggers | howard dean |
| which of the following is most free of government regulaions | newspapers |
| Broadcast media are regulated by the | FCC federal communication comissuon |
| if a television station sold commercial time to a republican cadidate for governor but refused to sell time to a democratic candidate for governor, this would be a violation of | equal time rule |
| the US has apriximatly ____ television stations and _____ daily newspapers | 1000, 1800 |
| which of the following is not a national newpaper | newsweek |
| what is a news enclave | groups seeking specialized information not provided by mainstream media |
| reporters have the ability to signifiantly influence the news becaise they | interject their own personal views |
| which of the following is a concervative news brocast sevace | FOX news |
| news leaks are useful for all of the following except | helps cultivate good relations with media alows a person to bolster their own personal position politions want to judge reactions of the public to their plans |
| the subject matter of public affairs and news reporting os often skewed towad intrests of | affluent customers |
| i which of the following events didn the media not play a major role | the koren war |
| which of the following statements about adversarial journalisim is false | is became established during WW2 |
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