The appointment of Justice Sonia Sotomayor by President Obama is an example of __________.
A. a president appointing a justice who reflects his own political philosophies
B. the desire of President Obama to move the Supreme Court in a more conservative direction
C. the value placed on justices with a strict constructionist philosophy
D. stressing diversity over ideology
Answer: D
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The traditional media __________
a. help candidates increase their name recognition for free b. usually focus their reports on in-depth analyses of the issues c. pay substantial sums to the campaign for the privilege of covering the candidates d. seldom consider political campaigns to be newsworthy
What does the failure to cover the Downing Street memo say about the U.S. press?
a. The U.S. press is superior to foreign news outlets. b. The U.S. press does not trust the British. c. The U.S. press favors domestic stories and sources over foreign ones. d. The U.S. press tends to miss big stories related to military operations.
The excessive number of rules and regulations that government employees must follow are referred to as
a. the spoils system. b. red tape. c. presidential control. d. the power of persuasion. e. the accountability system.
What Arab leader launched the 1973 Yom Kippur War?
a. Gamal Abdel. Nasser. b. Anwar Sadat. c. Saddam Hussein. d. Hosni Mubarak.