What impact do moderately attentive "scorekeepers" have on changes in public opinion?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Distinguish the level of attentiveness of scorekeepers in comparison with the other two public opinion segments.
2, Indicate that big changes like war and peace and recession and recovery are the primary focal points of scorekeepers' attention.
3, Explain that the impact that scorekeepers have on changes in public opinion is that they signal changes in reaction to broad policy areas.
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a. to rape and plunder. b. to tax and to spend. c. to serve and to protect. d. to fight and torture. e. none of the above.
The concept of race is controversial scientifically because
a. the social history of the races has always been troublesome. b. the genetic differences between some races is larger than it is between other races. c. depending on the categorization process used, an individual could be placed in different racial categories. d. scientists have not been able to determine exactly where the different races fall on the racial continuum.
The bureaucratic culture includes all of the following EXCEPT ______.
a. the development of specialization and expertise in the subject matter of the agency b. identification with the agency by which the worker is employed c. commitment to the policy issue of the agency by which the worker is employed d. adoption of bureaucratic behavior appropriate for the agency e. a firm commitment to using plain, easy-to-understand language
Until 1985, the Federal Communications Commission required broadcast media to allow all "reasonable positions" on controversial issues of public interest, under the __________
a. neutrality doctrine b. right of the rebuttal c. equalization rule d. fairness doctrine