Explain how Alex, a current member of a political party in Texas, should best use the features available in the media to effectively manage a political campaign and raise awareness of his party in Texas
What will be an ideal response?
Answer:
A. Use local access television
1. gives a venue for the airing of political views that might not be included in mainstream media
2. affordable but a good forum for alternate information
B. Narrowcasting allows for new opportunity
1. expansion of channels allowed stations to include programs that did not have large following
2. more opportunities for shows with narrow appeal
3. political opportunity for a multitude of news channels with a variety of spins and focus
C. Internet allows ability to reach a wide audience
1. Texans have a greater access to news
2. easy access to present political commentary
D. Texas political websites
1. prime outlet for making unfiltered information available to a mass audience
2. new media such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube allow all kinds of opportunities
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A) it wasn't the best way to resist manipulative politicians. B) direct democracy had never been used before. C) the people had expressed support for a government similar to a monarchy. D) they were worried about the efficiency of ballot counting mechanisms. E) they believed the rights of the minority would be suppressed by the dominating majority.
In Republican Party of Minnesota v. White (2002), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that
a. judicial candidates cannot raise campaign funds from interest groups or from political parties. b. the Minnesota Supreme Court’s canon of judicial conduct, which prohibited a candidate for judicial office from announcing his or her views on disputed legal or political issues, does not violate the First Amendment freedom of speech. c. lawyers with business before a court cannot contribute money to judicial candidates. d. the Minnesota Supreme Court’s canon of judicial conduct, which prohibited a candidate for judicial office from announcing his or her views on disputed legal or political issues, violates the First Amendment freedom of speech.
Why is the process Texans use in selecting judges highly politicized?
a. because the judges are elected by popular election b. because the judges are selected using the cabinet system c. because the judges are elected using the spoils system d. because the judges are appointed by the president
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