The general trend in media ownership in the twentieth century has been __________
a. toward decentralization, deregulation, and increased competition
b. toward greater consolidation and concentration of ownership
c. toward greater specialization
d. unchanged since the late nineteenth century
b
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Which of the following statements about the U.S. Courts of Appeal is true?
A. The nation is divided into four geographic regions for hearing appeals from the district courts. B. They are responsible for hearing appeals of all cases, federal and state, in their geographic region. C. They usually review district court decisions in three-judge panels. D. The pool of appellate judges is drawn from the district court judges.
What is the main hypothesis of the article?
A. Wealthy countries have higher levels of democracy. B. Islamic countries have higher levels of democracy. C. Islamic countries have lower levels of democracy. D. More oil reliant states have lower levels of democracy. E. More oil reliant states have higher levels of democracy.
Which of the following would serve as an example of limited government?
a. In administering Medicare benefits, the federal government imposes mandates upon the states. b. The government refuses to intervene in a corporate merger that some argue would create a monopoly. c. The president appoints a conservative Supreme Court justice. d. Congress approves a “sin” tax on the purchase of alcohol and cigarettes in an effort to reduce public consumption of those items. e. State governments are not subordinate to the federal government.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The industrial activity in Asia and Latin America in the mid-1700s was decades behind that of Europe. 2. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, the center of the world economy was in China and India. 3. The failure of global cooperation on things like the exchange rate is blamed for the rise of fascism in Germany and the rise of communism in the Soviet Union. 4. When the Bretton Woods System ended, its institutions also shuttered. 5. As a result of the War on Terror, the United States and its allies have spent the past decade in protracted wars, but not against other states.