This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Communication > Political > Political Communication โ Quiz 9 ๐ Homepage ๐ Download PDF Books ๐ Premium PDF Books Political Communication Quiz 9 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Manipulation of opinion and concealment (or suppression) of information A) Absence of choice. B) Capitalism and power. C) Failure of education. D) Manufacture of consent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Manufacture of consent. 2. The reality of political events as they are perceived by actors and citizens A) Subjective political reality. B) ยConstructed political reality. C) Objective political reality. D) Constructive political realisy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subjective political reality. 3. How do interest groups influence the government? A) Electioneering. B) Lobbying. C) Litigation and publicity. D) All of these are ways interest groups influence the government. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are ways interest groups influence the government. 4. The notion that democracy has anything to do with rationality and 'public interest' is an illusion, since we choose our politics on the same grounds, and as a result of the application of the same techniques of persuasion, as we choose our toothpaste A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. ยIn micro-level, the effect of political communication is A) Individual consumer of the message. B) Individual responses are aggregated together. C) There is a form of pubic opinion polls. D) There is other indices of collective political will. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Individual consumer of the message. 6. What are the qualifications to become U.S. Senator? A) 25 years old, be a citizen, and live in the state that their district is located. B) 30 years old, be a citizen, and live in the state. C) 20 years old, be a citizen, and live in the state that their district is located. D) 40 years old, be a citizen, and live in the state that their district is located. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 30 years old, be a citizen, and live in the state. 7. Those individuals who aspire, through organisational and institutional means, to influence the decision-making process A) Political Actor. B) Political Party. C) Political System. D) Political Organization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Political Organization. 8. What is a candidate? A) Someone who is running for a race. B) Someone who is running for a job. C) Someone who is running for private office. D) Someone who is running for office. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Someone who is running for office. 9. Politics as the exercise of power A) The division of power. B) The separation of power. C) The sharing of power. D) The unification of power. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The separation of power. 10. Propaganda technique involving the use of symbols to convey a message or feeling A) Transfer. B) Bandwagon. C) Card stacking. D) Testimonial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transfer. 11. The lower house in the Legislative Arm of Indonesian Political System is ..... A) The Regional Representatives Council. B) The People's Representative Council. C) The Regional Consultative Assembly. D) The People's Consultative Assembly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The People's Representative Council. 12. In contemporary liberal democracies, media institutions perform interpretative functions by transmitting the political information, analyzing political event, assessing and giving comment of the event. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. A preference, opinion or attitude that favors one way of thinking or feeling over another A) Bias. B) Testimonial. C) Plain folks. D) Name calling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bias. 14. ยThe media's democratic role would be fulfilled solely by journalists' adherence to the professional ethic of objectivity in reporting the facts of public affairs A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. What is the relationship between the use of social networks and the loss of power of traditional politics? A) Social networks strengthen traditional politics. B) Social media does not affect traditional politics. C) Social media has replaced traditional politics. D) Social media has diminished the influence of traditional politics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Social media has diminished the influence of traditional politics. 16. "The Democratic party is the best because they support higher taxes for education" A) This is a thesis. B) This a fact. C) This is an opinion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) This is an opinion. 17. Which of the following is NOT a method used by individuals to monitor and influence government? A) Attending Civic Meetings. B) Peacefully protesting. C) Watching television. D) Petitioning government. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Watching television. 18. The press in particular 'was to function as an instrument or a forum for the enlightened, rational, critical, and biased public discussion of what the common interests were in matters of culture and politics' A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. The Congress of USA Political Systems is characterized by mentioned below, except ..... ย A) Serve for 2 years. B) The House of Representatives. C) Represent a congressional district. D) Consist of 100 members. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Consist of 100 members. 20. ยThe maintenance of hegemony was a political process, in which the media played a great role; they contribute to the maintenance of consent for a system of power A) True. B) False. 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