How might pluralism serve to enhance democracy?
a. by requiring people to join interest groups
b. by ensuring that all groups have an opportunity to influence the outcome
c. by allowing policy makers to ignore the demands of intolerant groups
d. by discouraging bargaining and compromise on policy issues
Answer: b
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Gatekeepers ______.
a. decide the details about what news gets covered b. confine their role to getting the facts of the story straight c. interpret complex problems d. report only via the Internet e. filter political narratives to fit a station’s political agenda
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a. The United States spends too much on foreign aid. b. The United States should spend more on foreign aid. c. Foreign aid comprises a very small percentage of the federal budget. d. The United States spends much less on foreign aid than do other Western democracies.
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a. Bill Clinton c. Andrew Johnson b. Lyndon B. Johnson d. Richard Nixon