One of the reasons the reporting of national news is relatively uniform among news sources is that
A. modern journalists have become fairly lazy and use mostly wire reports to create news copy for the network newscasts.
B. the government dictates much of what is reported.
C. there are only a few important events each day that merit news coverage.
D. many outlets take their news from a single source, the Associated Press.
E. reporters are not given much freedom by their editors.
Answer: D
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a. adversarial legal positions. b. monetary damages. c. public opinion. d. constitutional rights.
One way that interest groups can influence court cases they are interested in is by filing a(n) __________
Answer:
Which of the following is an example of a clientele agency?
a. Farm Credit Administration b. Department of Defense c. Department of Justice d. Department of State e. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Which of the following is NOT a function that interest groups perform in Texas?
A) serving as an outlet for discussions about policy issues B) writing party platforms C) encouraging people to participate in politics D) mobilizing the support that politicians need to pass certain policies