Unless there is a compelling reason to do otherwise, Americans interpret political phenomenaGroup of answer choicesthe way that the media tell them towithout regard for party identityin ways that favor their preferred partybased mainly on the objective facts

After comparing the coverage of two foreign countries by American news organizations, David Detmer found that the mediaGroup of answer choicesshowed bias in favor of official U.S. foreign policy.followed its own standard of objective reporting.was critical of official U.S. foreign policy.was critical or supportive depending on their party affiliations

Party labelsGroup of answer choicesno longer mean anything to most members of the electorate or candidatesare usually downplayed during elections so voters do not normally know the party affiliation of the candidatesare basically misleading and tend to confuse votersoffer a useful shorthand cue that keeps voting decisions cheap and simple for the voters

The process by which individuals acquire their political opinions is calledGroup of answer choicespolitical efficacy.political socialization.political ideology.political trust.political culture.

Which of the following statements describes a tendency in the American news media?Group of answer choicesThe media tend to present news about foreign affairs from an almost anti-American point of view.The media tend to run stories generally approving of our American-style capitalist economic system and disapproving of variants or alternative systems.The media tend to stray away from reporting only what government officials say in order to avoid propagating government statements that are false or misleading.The media tend to present foreign affairs coverage that does not fit well with U.S. foreign policy.

The terms liberal and conservativeGroup of answer choicesare the party labels common across the world, but not in the United Stateshave not changed over time so they have become less useful in American politicsare the partisan labels commonly used in American politicsare the ideological labels commonly used in American politics