Every year, more than ____________ dollars is raised for political candidates via direct mail campaigns.
a. 200 million
b. 400 million
c. 600 million
d. 800 million
e. 1 billion
Answer: e. 1 billion
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Franklin Roosevelt made use of radio network broadcasts for political communication by
a. addressing the American public on a weekly basis. b. addressing the radio audience as if they were at a rally that helped to unite them behind his cause. c. adopting a conversational tone that allowed millions of Americans to feel connected to him. d. buying air time on radios to promote the more controversial plans of his administration. e. funding broadcasters through his New Deal program.
Which of the following statements about the media is(are) true?
A) The news media are better equipped to make an impression on us than to educate us. B) Entertainment media also carry a political message. C) Most media are driven by profit motives rather than a sense of higher purpose. D) All of the above E) None of the above
Use of litigation as a political strategy was exemplified
A) in Marbury vs. Madison. B) when advocates challenged school officials for equal education of disabled students in 1972. C) during arguments against judicial review. D) in Harris v. Forklift Systems. E) in the Federalist Papers.
Which of the following best describes the writ of certiorari?
A) It is a consensual agreement between the prosecutor and the defendant in a court case. B) It is a record of precedents stored in the United States Supreme Court. C) It is a document signed by the U.S. president granting pardon to a person convicted of a crime. D) It is an order from a higher court asking a lower court for the record of a case. E) It is an appeal from an appellate court asking the Supreme Court to review a case.