Civics Unit 2 Lesson 3 Vocab Quizziz

What is the term for the media's ability to influence the importance placed on the topics of the public agenda?

• Media Bias

• Agenda-Setting Power

• Opinion Journalism

• Mudslinging

Which of the following is a method used to gather data on public opinion by asking a sample of people questions?

• Focus Group

• Exit Poll

• Opinion Poll

• Tracking Poll

What is the term for a brief, memorable comment that can easily be fit into news broadcasts?

• Sound Bite

• Spin

• Leak

• Photo Op

Which type of media includes newspapers and magazines?

• Electronic Media

• Broadcast Media

• Print Media

• Mass Media

What is the name for a poll conducted as voters leave the polling place, used to predict the outcome of an election?

• Straw Poll

• Exit Poll

• Push Poll

• Benchmark Poll

What is the term for journalism that focuses on scandal and sensationalism rather than serious news?

• Opinion Journalism

• “Gotcha” Journalism

• Horse Race Coverage

• Soap Opera Stories

Which of the following refers to the process by which individuals learn and internalize the values and norms of their political culture?

• Political Socialization

• Opinion Makers

• Agents of Socialization

• Public Opinion

What is the term for a survey that uses a non-random sample to gauge public opinion?

• Scientific Sampling

• Random Sample

• Straw Poll

• Tracking Poll

Which of the following is a term for a calculated leak of information to gauge public reaction?

• Trial Balloon

• Staged Event

• Spin

• Leak

What is the term for the difference between the results of a poll and the actual opinion of the entire population?

• Margin of Error

• Media Bias

• Push Poll

• Opinion Poll