Both American voters and nonvoters are poorlyinformed about politics
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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In recent decades, Americans have __________.
A. experienced significant declines in their consumption of print and television news B. become much more confident in journalists C. increasingly relied on press releases by elected officials for their political news D. shown significant increases in their knowledge of politics
Which of the following statements is true of a special election?
A) It is used to fill vacancies that occur by reason of death. B) It is held every four years at the national level to elect the president. C) It is held at the national level when a bureaucrat is removed from office due to treason. D) It is a regularly scheduled election held in even-numbered years. E) It is held annually in the month of October.
What is one impact of the media's tendency to give foreign events episodic coverage?
a. Genocides and other atrocities are discovered earlier and covered extensively. b. The public as a whole has grown more isolationist regarding foreign policy. c. The public finds it difficult to form opinions about U.S. foreign policy. d. The public has developed an insatiable appetite for foreign policy news.
The term lame duck refers to
a. a chief executive representing a party other than the one in the majority in the legislature. b. an ineffective chief executive. c. a chief executive being investigated by the court or by the legislature for wrongdoing in office. d. a chief executive in the last months of his or her final term in office.