The FCC restriction requiring broadcasters to "afford reasonable opportunity for the discussion of conflicting views of public importance" was known as the

A. Fairness Doctrine.
B. signaling function.
C. objective-reporting model.
D. "Equal Time" rule.
E. common-carrier function.


Answer: A

Political Science

You might also like to view...

A voter decides to vote against her existing member of Congress because, even though she is doing well financially, she feels the national economy is doing poorly. This thought process is called

a. the incumbency disadvantage.  b. retrospective voting.  c. pocketbook voting.  d. prospective voting.   

Political Science

What best describes the conflict between Mexico and the newly formed Republic of Texas in 1836?

A. The forces of the Republic of Texas only secured victory through American assistance. B. It was a short conflict with relatively light casualties for the Texan army. C. It was a long, drawn-out conflict lasting two years and inflicting thousands of casualties on both sides. D. It took place over several years with intermittent but bloody fighting.

Political Science

Which branch of the federal government is also known as the "umpire of federalism?"

a. Legislative b. Judicial c. Executive d. United Nations

Political Science

Even as late as 2013, there is lingering poverty in much of the global south. This is despite the IMF and World Bank both attempting to promote __________ in poor countries, as part of each of their missions

A) state rebuilding B) economic integration C) global unity D) economic development

Political Science