In engaging in agenda setting, priming, and framing, the news media are ______.
a. telling the public what to think
b. holding politicians accountable
c. providing a neutral source of information
d. demonstrating liberal bias
e. telling the public what to think about
e. telling the public what to think about
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Which of the following defines a presidential regime?
A. Independently (directly or indirectly) elected president. B. Government is responsible to the president but not to the legislature. C. Both (A) and (B).
All of the following are true about presidential appointments to the Supreme Court EXCEPT
A. presidents usually appoint people who belong to the president's political party. B. presidents see their appointments as a way to institutionalize their political views long after they have left office. C. Republican presidents have usually appointed liberal justices. D. President Bush appointed two justices to the Supreme Court. E. President Clinton appointed many judges to the district and appeals courts.
Which of these is an example of a sharply focused foreign policy issue?
a. the Iran Nuclear Agreement b. the Cuban Missile Crisis c. the appointment of John Kerry as Secretary of State d. the Homeland Security Act
In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Supreme Court held that
A. states could tax a federal bank. B. state militias were subservient to the federal armed services. C. the federal government could pass any laws necessary and proper to the attainment of constitutional ends. D. the federal government had the power to regulate commerce that occurred among states. E. the judicial branch had the power to determine the legitimate governing power in the states.