No other media outlet had more influence than the invention of television. When did it become widely adopted as a medium for getting news about politics and the world?
a. prior to World War II
b. during the manufacturing boom of World War II
c. during the post-war economic boom following World War II
d. during the early 1960s
e. during the late 1970s
ANS: C
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At its most basic level, questions related to domestic policy have to do with whether the government of the day
A. will or will not regulate in certain areas. B. support raising taxes or cutting spending. C. cares about the well-being of its citizens. D. is worried about a possible military takeover.
Which of the following institutions best exemplifies direct democracy?
A. a local government in which all political positions including judgeships are elective, and none are appointive B. a presidential administration in which the ethnic make-up of the president's cabinet roughly coincides with the ethnic make-up of the country as a whole C. a bicameral national government in which seats in one house are divided equally among all the states, and seats in another house are divided among the states in proportion to their population D. a New England town meeting in which all members of the community are allowed to introduce legislation and then vote for passage or rejection of legislation E. a national government in which all the people have the right to express their opinion and cast their vote for the person whom they wish to elect to the presidency
The use of which of the following policy instruments understate the true size of government in the United States?
A. law B. money C. suasion D. loan guarantees
In the House of Representatives, who decides who will speak on the floor and determines the House's schedule?
A. the majority leader B. the president pro tem C. the minority leader D. the Speaker of the House