When respondents indicate that they have received information about candidates from the New York Times or NPR but cannot answer basic questions about these media sources, as reported in the "Unresolved Debate:
Do Presidential Campaigns Matter?" feature, what can you deduce about their motivations?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Highlight that people often misreport information about how and what they know about a candidate.
2, Discuss motivations to misreport, including lying about the source, the information, or not absorbing the political message.
3, Explain why this is significant for campaigning.
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a. biennial legislative sessions b. excessive detail in the constitution c. the plural executive branch d. weak county governments e. reducing the flexibility in how one interprets the constitution
V. I. Lenin believed the second wave of European imperialism was caused by
a. the desire of European adventurers for gold and silver. b. the "white man's burden" to convert heathens to Christianity. c. the monopoly stage of capitalism, which needed cheap raw materials and investment for accumulating capital. d. the idle rich who wanted political positions abroad.
Which of the following statements characterizes current party registration in California?
A. Democrats have an absolute majority. B. Independents have been declining as Republican and Democratic party registration have risen steadily over time. C. Independent category is slowly increasing, and Republican registration has dropped below 30% for the first time in modern history. D. Californians are evenly split among the Democratic, Republican, and no party preference categories (about 30/30/30, plus a few third parties).
When the 2009 congressional stimulus package ended, it was deemed a failure because __________
a. it did not include tax breaks b. state and local governments laid off workers c. it resulted in a long-term boost in employment d. it was larger relative to the size of the economy