Campaign Finance and Mass Media Quiz Davon Etienne -...

Campaign Finance & Mass Media Quiz
1. Which of the following most accurately describes media coverage of elections?
A) Coverage of presidential primaries gives relatively equal power to states regardless of when they hold
their primaries.
B) Coverage tends to focus on issues rather than on which candidate is ahead in the opinion polls.
C) Reporters who use secret sources in their campaign coverage are shielded by federal law from having
to reveal those sources.
D) Radio and television stations must adhere to the fairness doctrine and provide equal coverage of each
major candidate.
E) Network news coverage is usually dominated by reporters who offer relatively short soundbites from
the candidates.
2. The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (McCain-Feingold) did which of the following?