The lessons of the Sago mine disaster for the mass media are that
a. reporters may be tempted to rely on one another’s judgments about what is happening as informational shortcuts.
b. reporters can no longer trust political actors to deliver accurate information.
c. with modern technology, the news media can confirm stories more quickly and offer them to the public.
d. reporters see what they want to see regardless of the facts.
a. reporters may be tempted to rely on one another’s judgments about what is happening as informational shortcuts.
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The Framers overcame internal squabbling by agreeing to the Great Compromise, which
A. allowed the people to elect their congressmen directly, but stipulated that presidents be elected indirectly through the Electoral College. B. factored three-fifths of the slave population into calculations of representation and taxation. C. recognized the existence of slavery but allowed the federal government to ban the international slave trade. D. dictated that members of both the House and the Senate would be elected directly by the people. E. created a bicameral system, based on proportional representation in one house and state-by-state voting in the other.
Party coalitions persist in part for which of the following reasons?
A. because party organizations remain decentralized, mirroring the decentralized institutions of American federalism B. because party organizations remain highly centralized, mirroring the political organization of the states C. because party organizations remain quite weak, so as not to impede the candidates. D. because party organizations remain strong enough to be able to impose whatever conformity costs are necessary to keep their coalitions in line
In which year did Congress recognize Indians as distinct persons, and tribes as autonomous entities?
a. 1917 b. 1924 c. 1934 d. 1968
The Holocaust is an example of genocide
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.