Name three regulations the Federal Communications Commission has enacted to ensure that a variety of viewpoints are made available through the broadcast media.
What will be an ideal response?
the equal time rule, the fairness doctrine, and the right of rebuttal
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When ?political parties offer voters a clear choice through a distinct range of policies and programs they are acting as
A) ?nonpartisan parties. B) ?Reagan Democrats. C) ?responsible parties. D) responsible incumbents. E) ?lame ducks.
Why did direct primaries not immediately alter presidential politics?
A)The costs of administering primary elections were high,leading many states to abandon the process. B)Too many candidates were actively campaigning for primary votes, preventing the emergence of a majority winner. C)Citizens rejected the reform, favoring the more democratic processes of King Caucus. D)Partisans resisted the direct primary's binding of delegates to the primary election outcome.
According to the text, business has generally opposed extending the welfare state because
A. business wants to extend the private welfare state instead. B. the welfare state benefits are too limited. C. the welfare state operates according to market principles. D. the welfare state reduces the power that employers exercise over employees. E. the welfare state violates the egalitarian logic of capitalism.
Political scientist Theda Skocpol explained America’s lack of developing a comprehensive social welfare system in comparison to that of Europe by describing the ______ as hostile to large-scale government intervention and American ______ as defending the benefits of political patronage.
a. state and local bureaucracies; political institutions b. federal legislature; executive leadership c. federal courts; political parties d. political parties; state and local agencies