AP US Government and Politics Quiz
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POLITICAL PARTICIPATION
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After nonstop coverage of inflation, voters rank it most important; which media effect is shown?
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Agenda-setting, because repeated attention increases an issue's perceived importance, even without telling viewers what opinion to hold about it.
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Watchdog function, because journalists uncover corruption and force officials to resign, which automatically elevates public trust in government.
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Uniform bias, because the same owners control all media and therefore every citizen receives identical issue priorities and interpretations.
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Horse-race coverage, because inflation stories focus primarily on polling margins and campaign strategy rather than policy substance or impacts.
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Fragmentation is absent, because Americans consume one national broadcast and cannot choose different outlets based on interests or ideology.
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