What is an event called that is purposely staged for the media and that is significant just because the media are there?
a. a think tank
b. a pork-barrel project—
c. a media event
d. a round-robin event
c
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During the third party system, party leaders used a device that rewarded political supporters with jobs or government contracts, a device best referred to as
A.) patronage B.) kickbacks C.) graft D.) bribery
How do the different types of Islamists compare with each other?
A) Traditional Islamists are often apolitical, scholarly, and conservative Islamic clerics, whereas progressive Islamists are devout Muslims who are rational and analytical, and reconcile progressive Islam with modern science. B) Revolutionary Islamists are puritanical, whereas radical Islamists are committed to establishing an Islamic state based on Islamic law. C) Conservative Islamists emphasize power politics and pursuing national interests, whereas liberal Islamists emphasize cooperation and working through international organizations. D) Globally, Shi'ites are in the majority, whereas Sunnis are in the minority.
Political scientists often measure party competition in the states using which of the following?
a. Ranney Index b. Tripartite Index c. Internecine Party Index d. Epstein Index
What was the foreign policy of containment designed to prevent?
a. nuclear proliferation b. expansion of Soviet influence c. terrorism d. the Cold War