Lippmann described a public that is ______.
a. highly reflective and averse to efforts that might change their opinions
b. intensely interactive and fluidly reactive to change
c. moderately reflective and lacking sufficient levels of information to be of value
d. dangerously unreflective and vulnerable to attempts to shape our opinions
d. dangerously unreflective and vulnerable to attempts to shape our opinions
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For a bill to become law, it must be passed by both houses of the legislature in exactly the same form
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
The major administrative organizations of the executive branch are ________
A) mini-bureaucracies B) state governments C) judicial branches D) cabinet departments E) administrative units
In the 1970s, which of the following critiques were given by opponents of the Equal Rights Amendment?
a. It would affirm Roe v. Wade, make women eligible for the draft, and put women at financial risk. b. The Declaration of Independence says men are created equal; it does not say anything about women. c. Equality of results is more important than equality of actions. d. It would revoke Muller v. Oregon, make women vulnerable to exploitation, and leave children without care.--
A 2005 survey found that American opinion leaders
a. were divided over whether establishing a stable democracy in Iraq would succeed. b. were united in the view that the United States should remain the only military superpower. c. differ over the utility of public diplomacy to change America's image in the Middle East. d. were generally divided over whether China is a serious problem for the United States. e. Both options A and C are true.