AP®︎ U.S. Government & Politics: Topic 5.12 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 5.12 of AP U.S. Government & Politics – The Media.
Questions List
Topic 5.12
Question 1 Easy
This question tests the following: LO 5.12.A
What role does the media play as a linkage institution?
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Topic 5.12: The Media
Learning Objective: LO 5.12.A
Explain the media’s role as a linkage institution.
Review: EK 5.12.A.1
Agenda setting takes place when traditional news media, new communication technologies, and advances in social media influence how citizens routinely acquire political information, including news events, investigative journalism, election coverage, and political commentary.
Review: EK 5.12.A.2
The media’s use of polling results to convey popular levels of trust and confidence in government can affect elections by turning such events into “horse races” based more on popularity and factors other than qualifications and platforms of candidates.
