The major consequence of the press’s increased emphasis on conflict and image is ______.

a. increased appreciation among the public for the importance of the political process
b. increased cynicism among the public toward both the media and politics
c. increased cynicism among the public toward the media and increased sympathy for politicians
d. a public sense of urgency that the people participate in politics
e. an increased dependence on the media as the only source of truth about the political world


b. increased cynicism among the public toward both the media and politics

Political Science

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Which of the following is most significantly underrepresented in the Texas legislature?

A) Lawyers B) Urbanites C) Rural residents D) Women E) Millionaires

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In 1944, the U.S. Supreme Court, in __________, ruled a primary in which only white people can vote as unconstitutional

A) Dred Scott v. Sandford B) Gideon v. Wainwright C) Smith v. Allwright D) United States v. Ryan E) United States v. Stanley

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Gibbons v. Ogden increased the power of the national government by interpreting very broadly the ______.

a. federal police power b. congressional power to declare war c. commerce clause of the Constitution d. necessary and proper clause of the Constitution e. none of the these

Political Science

Explain the purposes of public policy and discuss whether such policy should be in the hands of the federal government.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Political Science