According to Table 8.4, the Hatch Act prohibits federal employees from engaging in what activity?
a. adjudicating legal disputes
b. exercising administrative discretion
c. running for elected office
d. ignoring the directives of the president
c
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What was Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes's example of yelling "Fire!" in a crowded theater intended to illustrate?
a. Freedom of speech is not an unlimited right. b. People tend to overreact when caught in dangerous situations. c. The right to free speech is an absolute right in the eyes of the court. d. All places of commerce must be equipped with emergency fire escapes.
The idea that power should be held by those who understand how the modern world works is known as
a. technocratic legitimacy b. electoral legitimacy c. modern democracy d. performance legitimacy
The shaping of content and focus of news based on the desire to capture the market of news consumers is called ______.
a. partisan bias b. horse race phenomenon c. commercial bias d. reporter bias