Why is it essential that the media operate free of government control?
A) The government has no expertise in media management.
B) The government is incapable of providing media coverage.
C) This is the only way in which the media can be truly objective and serve a "watchdog" function.
D) Private interests are always more honest and objective than those of the government.
E) Profits from the media industry belong in the private sector.
C
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A. received little attention in the media or in most parts of the country. B. helped to increase the visibility of education as a policy issue. C. led to major increases in federal funding for education. D. led to major decreases in state funding for education because of disappointing results.
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A) an aligning B) a realigning C) a dealigning D) an unaligning E) a primary
The first phase of the norms life cycle is
A) contextualized norm. B) creating new norms. C) norm internalization. D) norms cascade. E) regularized norm.
Which of the following is a good example of an historical events design?
A. examining the process of civil rights exclusion of blacks beginning in the 1870s B. analyzing the right to petition the English Parliament circa 1640 C. exploring public school enrollments between the 1890s and 1990s D. describing contemporary individualism and moral commitment