Public opinion has the least impact on the decisions of members of Congress regarding which of the following policy or legislative issues?
a. a bill that would trigger tax increases on middle-class homeowners in the following year
b. a bill that would provide an exception to the annual privacy notice requirement in the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
c. a proposal to cut unemployment insurance for American families
d. a proposal aimed at improving educational choice and competition
Answer: b
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a. Politically liberal b. Wealthy c. Protestant d. Involved in civic affairs e. Male
When a bill is pigeonholed by a committee, it is
a. given the highest priority. b. placed on the calendar. c. given a special rule by the rules committee. d. put on the bottom of a committee's agenda never to be seen again. e. earmarked to receive favorable consideration from the appropriations committee.
The concept of managed news refers to
A) government dictating to the media what it can and cannot publish. B) government generating and distributing information in a way which gives priority to its own interests. C) media dictating to the government what it will and will not cover. D) media generating and distributing information in a way which gives priority to revenues. E) the public looking to media and the government to manage and frame their news consumption.
Although a convoluted concept, as a device, the Electoral College is designed to do which of the following?
a. mix state, congressional, and popular participation in the election process b. limit the ability of a majority to elect a president c. give the Senate the final say in presidential elections d. ensure that the Supreme Court resolves any controversy over presidential elections