What is infotainment? Provide two examples

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Specify that infotainment is the blending of political news and entertainment. It is "soft news" coverage that is often more accessible to the public.
2. Provide examples such as The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, and The View.

Political Science

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The constitution proposed in 1917 banned the priests from participating in politics and limited their ability to buy property

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Political Science

In 2011, Libyan revolutionaries initially struggled to overthrow authoritarian leader Muammar Gaddafi until these rebels received military support from the United States and NATO. How might "soft power" and "hard power" have been utilized alternatively in the revolutionaries' struggle against the Libyan regime? How might each of these two types of power be said to have contributed to the success in defeating that regime?

What will be an ideal response?

Political Science

What characteristic does the text suggest is needed to create a strong governor's office?

A) a balanced budget B) the governor's personality C) voter apathy D) a nonpartisan legislature E) active interest groups

Political Science

The National Security Agency __________.

A. is a unit within the National Security Council B. encodes U.S. communications and decodes foreign communications C. was created by President Roosevelt to oversee the State Department D. is one of the smallest intelligence agencies

Political Science