A free media is important in a democracy because it __________
a. allows elected officials to convey information to the public
b. encourages involvement in the political affairs of the nation-state
c. encourages involvement in political affairs and improves understanding of policy issues and how government responds to those issues
d. aids elected officials in convincing the public to support specific actions
c
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Currently in the United States there are roughly how many counties?
a. 300 b. 1,500 c. 3,000 d. 6,000
During the Cold War, the United States
a. avoided involvement in post-colonial conflicts. b. fought with the Soviet troops on several occasions. c. did not care about communist expansion into strategically unimportant areas. d. pursued a policy of containment.
A university conducts a series of surveys in which subjects are drawn from first year and graduating students and finds that graduating students demonstrate much higher rates of approval for the university (in terms of whether they think the classes were relevant, the instructors were competent, etc.). The university then claims that more experience with the university leads to higher approval. What source of internal invalidity has the university not considered?
A. selection bias B. mortality C. noncomparable groups D. regression
Explain what power involves and differentiate it from authority.
What will be an ideal response?