The development of commercial media bias has led to the problem of
a. simplified popular news, rather than items of substance related to significant issues.
b. more time per television newscast used by advertising than by reporting
c. more frequent reporting of stories that are critical of the government.
d. an increase in infomercials.
a
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a. was designed to give university access to students who graduated from urban minority schools b. was designed to ensure that diversity would remain at state universities c. requires the University of Texas and Texas A&M to admit anyone who finished in the top 8 percent of his or her high school class d. was response to a Texas attorney general ruling that affirmative action could not be used for admission to institutions of higher learning e. all of these
Which of the following statements best describes why the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 does not always provide the desired protection?
a. The government purposely made the act weak as an attempt to protect itself from being wrongfully accused by employees. b. It can be difficult for an employee to prove that the assertions made against a government agency are true. c. It can be difficult for an individual to refute a superior's claim that punishment given is for poor performance rather than for providing information. d. The nondisclosure agreement that employees sign when they become employed by the government automatically puts an employee who reveals information in the wrong.
Which of the following statements about defense spending between 1960 and 2008 is supported by the graph on page 347?
a. Defense spending drops during times of war. b. Defense spending on the whole has risen since 1960. c. Defense spending is on the rise. d. Defense spending peaked during the late Cold War. e. Defense spending reached its nadir during the Cold War.
Which of the following court cases addressed the issue of restricting speech in peacetime?
a. Engel v. Vitale b. Everson v. Board of Education c. Gitlow v. New York d. Palko v. Connecticut e. Reynolds v. U.S.