While most of the mass media in the U.S. is privately owned,
A) they are able to regulate large swaths of information flow on the Internet.
B) the government has cracked down on the use of copyrighted material.
C) they have focused most of their energy on monitoring the activities of hate groups.
D) they do not operate free of government regulation.
E) they operate free of government regulation.
D
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In the Parties at War era the main political parties __________
a. were supplanted by moderate third-party candidates b. became more ideological and combative c. became more unified in the war against terrorism d. became increasingly concerned about ending poverty in the United States
In the process of choosing a Supreme Court justice, it is the responsibility of the Senate Judiciary Committee to
a. hold a hearing on whether to allow a nominee to be voted on by the Senate. b. create a list of potential nominees from which the president must choose. c. determine which sitting justice must retire to make room for the newly nominated justice. d. work with the Justice Department to choose a nominee for the Senate to vote on. e. interview the nominee and make a recommendation to the House of Representatives.
Organizations created to collect and distribute contributions to political campaigns are referred to as
A) federal reserve banks. B) political interest groups. C) lobbies. D) political action committees.
Which of the following is often cited as a cause for poverty in the developing world?
a. the vagaries of geography and demography b. overdependence on the export of raw materials such as coffee, tea, rubber, or copper, whose prices fluctuate more unpredictably than processed goods c. the carryover effect of the colonial period by the Europeans d. all of these