A major consequence of the beat system of assigning reporters duties is
a. a decreased reliance on the authorities as sources of information.
b. an increased emphasis on business and finance.
c. fewer investigative reporters.
d. All of the above are true.
C
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a. Be prepared for your appeal to be denied. b. Be prepared for the Court to issue a mixed opinion, agreeing with some but not all of your claims. c. Be prepared to take this appeal to a higher level if it denied by the Court. d. Be prepared to wait at least a year before the Court issues a ruling.
The Military Commissions Act of 2006 allows the government to jail detainees without an opportunity to file which of the following?
a. a writ of habeas corpus b. a bill of attainder – c. a motion for summary judgment d. a jury demand
Political participation is now
A. compulsory, as it has been since 1949. B. evidenced in the use of public media to air complaints about the government. C. allowed only in governmentally-mandated forms. D. discouraged, especially that associated with mass mobilization.
The chief mobilizing agent(s) in modern democracies is (are)
A) interest groups. D) the states. B) political parties. E) the media. C) the Registrar of Voters.