What is the problem with the media performing the function of gatekeeper?
a. The media fail to select many socially, politically, and economically important stories for coverage for a variety of reasons.
b. The media are too open to the corporate market.
c. It is too easy for the media to defer to special interests.
d. It is too difficult for the government to censor the media.
a
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Statistics show that between _________ and _________ percent of new jobs come from existing firms expanding in their home state and startup businesses—not from relocating businesses
a. 30; 40 b. 10; 30 c. 50; 60 d. 80; 90
All of the following environmental problems are considered transnational, but not global, except for
a. pollution of waterways that border countries. b. depletion of the ozone layer. c. air pollution flowing across borders. d. overfishing of shared bodies of water.
In Plessy v. Ferguson the Supreme Court adopted the doctrine of "separate but equal" in order to rule that laws that segregate people by race are unconstitutional
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The Supreme Court's decision in Romer v. Evans (1996) primarily enhanced the civil liberties of __________
a. African Americans b. American Indians— c. gays and lesbians d. disabled Americans