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1. The FCC regulation requiring a broadcast station that gives or sells time to a candidate for public office to make available an equal amount of time under the same conditions to all candidates for that office is known as the
A. equal opportunities rule.
B. duopoly rule.
C. fairness doctrine.
D. reasonable access rule.
A
2. Who was the first president to appear on television?
A. Dwight Eisenhower
B. Franklin Roosevelt
C. Warren G. Harding
D. Calvin Coolidge
B
3. Private ownership of the media in the United States makes the American news industry
A. dependent on government subsidies.
B. less free to cover stories that are of interest
to the audience.
C. dependent on advertising revenues.
D. less concerned about the ratings game than the media in other countries.
C
4. The members of the Federal Communications Commission
A. are chosen by Congress.
B. are appointed by the president.
C. serve life terms.
D. must all be of the political party that does not hold the presidency.
B
5. The Federal Communications Commission is
A. a government corporation.
B. a cabinet department.
C. a publicly owned television station.
D. an independent regulatory agency.
D
6. The FCC regulation that requires stations to make their facilities available to all responsible elements in the community for the expression of conflicting views is known as the
A.
fairness doctrine.
B. reasonable access rule.
C. equal opportunities rule.
D. duopoly rule.
B
7. The FCC regulation that prohibits any company from owning more than one AM, one FM, or one television station in a single community is called the
A. 12-12-12 rule.
B. unopoly rule.
C. 7-7-7 rule.
D. duoply rule.
C
8. The main function of the mass media is
A. setting the political agenda.
B. entertainment.
C. reporting news.
D. socializing citizens about politics.
E. to make money like any other business.
E
9. Interstate and foreign broadcast communication is regulated by the
A. Federal Communications Commission.
B. Interstate Commerce Commission.
C. National Broadcasting Company.
D. Federal Trade
Commission.
A
10. The sort of sensational reporting characterized in the late nineteenth century by the New York Journal and the New York World is known as
a. public journalism
b. yellow journalism
c. investigative journalism
d. trial balloon journalism
B
11. Between 1909 and 1994, the number of daily newspapers in the United States
a. decreased substantially
b. remained about the same
c. increased slightly
d. increased substantially
D
12. In 1987 the FCC abolished the fairness doctrine on the grounds that
a. it was no longer necessary
b. it impeded the enforcement of the "equal time" rule
c. it unconstitutionally restricted the First Amendment rights of broadcasters
d. the Supreme
Court had threatened to overturn it
A
13. Which president is known for his radio "fireside chats" that informed citizens about important issues?
a. Franklin D. Roosevelt
b. Harry Truman
c. Dwight D. Eisenhower
d. John F. Kennedy
A
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