Fact checking political advertising by media outlets is supposed to alert voters to campaign distortions, __________
a. but most people already know the facts so the costly analysis is unnecessary
b. but many people indicate that they trust political advertising more than the media fact checks
c. but it is unnecessary because most political advertising is very truthful
d. as well as abuses, so candidates can be brought up on criminal charges
Answer: b
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a. multiparty systems b. two-party systems c. national party committees d. party identifiers in the electorate
Which of the following is not correct concerning how the House and the Senate differ?
A) They serve for different terms. B) The House of Representatives has limited debate, and the Senate has unlimited debate. C) The Senate has limited debate, and the House of Representatives has unlimited debate. D) The entire House of Representatives faces reelection every two years, whereas only one-third of the Senate faces reelection at that time. E) Both branches have a sizeable amount of well-educated members.
The Hatch Act allows federal civil service employees to
A) ?serve as party officers. B) ?solicit campaign donations. C) ?make campaign contributions. D) ?serve as a delegate to a party convention. E) ?endorse partisan candidates.
The fact that the Supreme Court denied the national government the power to fully ban handguns in 2008, yet a later 2010 decision was needed to apply this same rule to the states is emblematic of
A. the power of the states. B. the weakness of the federal government. C. the slowness with which federal rules apply to the states. D. the doctrine of incorporation. E. the power of the states and the weakness of the federal government.