The Supreme Court ruled for the first time that the First Amendment guarantee of freedom of speech could be applied to the states in the case of
a. Gitlow v. New York.
b. Michael M. v. Sonoma County.
c. Powell v. Alabama.
d. Near v. Minnesota.
e. Mapp v. Ohio
a
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Policy _________ actively work to propose or maintain public policy on an issue they feel strongly about.
a. advocates b. analysts c. protesters d. wonks
The role of blogs in today’s mass media environment is
a. continuing to influence politics and journalism in important ways and providing entrepreneurs and media outlets with space to develop digital-only content. b. decreasing in importance because blogs have not moved past the personal musings of authors. c. rather small since many Americans do not read blogs on a frequent basis. d. hurtful to the conduct of modern politics because most of the political stories attack political actors and paint them in an unfavorable light.
In The Federalist No. 10, Madison argued that __________ , or a group of individuals concerned more with their self-interest than with the rights of individuals outside the group or with the needs of society as a whole, were the core threat to the new republic
a. factions b. political parties - c. single-issue organizations d. oligarchies
Democratic governments seek to do all of the following except
a. preserve individual freedom. b. preserve individual liberties. c. protect citizens' lives. d. protect citizens' property. e. require citizens to vote.