According to the text, reporters rely on scorekeeping and horse-race coverage because
A. it is easy.
B. the people like it.
C. it allows reporters to act independently of the party elite.
D. people find substantive reporting dull.
E. All of these are correct.
Answer: E
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A) de-centralization. B) privatization. C) earmarking. D) executive order. E) muddling through.
Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding judicial selection in Texas?
a) The governor has no role in judicial selection because all judges are elected. b) Although the governor has authority to make appointments to fill judicial vacancies that occur between elections, the governor's authority in this area is insignificant because vacancies seldom occur between elections. c) The governor's authority to make appointments to fill judicial vacancies that occur between elections is significant because of the frequency with which vacancies occur. d) The governor appoints all judges subject to voter approval in a confirmation election. e) Judges appointed by the governor are not required to seek election.
What is the "national popular vote" law?
What will be an ideal response?
Nuclear war could never, like traditional warfare, be considered as just another way to advance political aims because __________
a. the use of them, in even a limited or tactical fashion, would bring about enormous environmental damage, and eventual global destruction b. their massively destructive nature increases their appeal to rogue or criminal states, increasing the risk of global nuclear warfare. c. they are so enormously destructive that their use would be disproportionate to any political end that a country might possibly have. d. they could be easily developed and used by transnational terrorist groups