How does national and local news coverage of Congress and its members differ?
What will be an ideal response?
Local news tends to be about individual members/incumbents and is typically uncritical and positive. It can tend to lean heavily on members’ press aids and other official sources. In contrast, national news tends to focus on Congress as an institution. It also tends to be much more critical, negative, and investigative. These differences underscore the idea that there are “two” Congresses. Students could also mention the dual congress that is stressed in Chapter 1.
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A) a primary election B) an incumbent race C) a policy referendum D) a confirmation election E) a tilted race
According to legal experts and political theorists, ideally, a constitution should be
A. detailed and specific. B. unable to be amended. C. frequently amended. D. brief and explicit.
Which of the following statements is true?
A) No more than four factors can be included in a factorial design. B) Interactions with up to ten factors can be readily interpreted. C) Any number of factors can be included, but interpretation of interactions is more difficult as the number of factors increases. D) The number of factors has no bearing on the interpretation of results.
Which of the following exemplifies gentrification?
A. middle-class residents moving to the suburbs B. upper-class residents relocating to downtown C. lower-class residents remaining in the city D. middle-class residents moving out of downtown