How has television shaped the roles of political party organizations and leaders in nominating candidates for election?
A) Leaders are bypassed as candidates enter party conventions with established momentum.
B) Party leaders have gained increased control as they develop close ties to the media.
C) Organizations have strengthened due to divisive bipartisan sound bites.
D) Parties have weakened due to increased media expenditures.
A
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The Bill of Rights provided for
A. the protection of individual liberties from state governments. B. the protection of individual liberties from the national government. C. equal protection under the law. D. protection against state infringements on the freedoms of conscience, the press, and jury trial. E. the protection of individual liberties from the national government, and protection against state infringements on the freedoms of conscience, the press, and jury trial.
All of the following statements are true regarding Margaret Thatcher, EXCEPT
a. she argued that government was too big, and that there were too many government-owned businesses. b. she worked to create an enterprise culture intended to make British industry more competitive and to sell state-owned services to the private sector. c. she was criticized for failing to meet the needs of the underclass, allowing too many people to slip through the safety net of welfare, and widening the gap between the "haves" and the "have nots" d. she worked closely with labor unions, greatly increasing their influence on industry and government.
How many of the twelve grand jurors must vote to issue an indictment?
a. six b. seven c. nine d. eleven e. twelve
China is a unitary and socialist state based upon Marxist-Leninist thought modified by:
A. Mao Zedong Thought and Deng Xiaoping Theory B. the writings of Stalin and Khrushchev C. Jiang Zemin D. Cho En Lai