Discuss the current state of television media. What are the most popular broadcast television news programs and how do they present the news? What is the effect of the proliferation of television news outlets? Does a desire for ratings and profits have a negative effect on news coverage? Should the government take greater steps to regulate broadcast media and ensure that they cover news events thoroughly?
What will be an ideal response?
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Why is judicial review one of the most significant powers of American judges?
What will be an ideal response?
David Truman's disturbance theory suggests that a. interest group domination will have a cyclical nature because citizens will put forth different interests as timegoes on
b. public interests will not be represented by the constant discussion and debate between political parties andinterest groups. c. voluntary associations would form naturally out of the desire of humans to satisfy their needs. d. interest groups can only push public dissatisfaction to a certain limit before the concerns of the majority willoverride their influence.
Which of the following would highlight a critical downside of a federal system?
a. the national legislature dominated by a single political party b. a component state unable to raise sufficient funds to provide certain government services at the local level c. the inability of component states to have any autonomy d. local officials unable to make basic decisions without the express consent of the central government
Which of the following limits judicial power?
a. judicial review b. judicial activism c. stare decisis d. life tenure