What role has literature played in the civil rights movement? Give some examples of books that have been important, and describe what effect they had on particular movements
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Describe how literature has played a role in raising public awareness of civil rights issues, which has helped to energize and mobilize civil rights movements.
2. List some influential publications and describe their effects, such as Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1852, which raised awareness of the realities of slavery and helped to inspire the abolitionist movement; John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath in 1939, which told a story of tenant farmers that helped Hispanic rights activists motivate movements for farm workers' rights; and Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique in 1963, which raised women's awareness of their plight and helped inspire the women's movement in the 1960s.
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AM Daily, a news channel, broadcasts a report that states that a young man, Elvis, is accused of brutally assaulting his girlfriend, Sherry. Elvis pleads guilty and the prosecutors offer him a deal which he accepts. The incident is declared a homicide a few days later as Sherry dies due to the wounds inflicted during the assault. In this scenario, Elvis cannot be tried for murder due to:
A. the due process clause. B. the exclusionary rule. C. the ex post facto law. D. protection against self-incrimination. E. prohibition against double jeopardy.
What is the marketplace of ideas, and how do the media interact with it?
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following best identifies the relationship between the government and the press?
A) They are adversarial. B) They are mutually dependent. C) They are at once adversarial and mutually dependent. D) They are neither adversarial nor mutually dependent. E) None of the above.
Health and human services is funded primarily with
A. the lottery. B. special excise taxes. C. property taxes. D. federal grants.