The Supreme Court has ruled that public figures can win libel suits against the mass media only when the ______.
a. claims made by the media are false
b. claims made by the media damage the reputation of the public figure
c. public figure does not agree with the claims
d. claims made by the media will affect the outcome of an election
e. media claims are made with reckless disregard for the truth of the claims
e. media claims are made with reckless disregard for the truth of the claims
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One agency supports tobacco farmers while another tries to discourage smoking. These competing goals come about for which of the following reasons?
a. because the government is so large that the other branches of government are no longer in control of the bureaucracy b. because of divided government c. because the two major political parties disagree on so much regarding appropriate policy d. because government pursues overlapping and conflicting goals in response to the diverse demands Americans place on it
Summit diplomacy sticks to a script and carries few risks
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
How many members of the Islamic conference played host to conflicts with non-Muslims or secular authorities?
A) 2 B) 20 C) 21 D) 22
Character evaluations are an example of a(n) ____ issue
A) positional B) prospective C) retrospective D) valence E) PAC