What is framing? What are the positive and negative implications of framing? Use an example from the chapter to support your answer
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Discuss how media framing is the process by which the media create a context for a story that shapes the way that citizens perceive it.
2, Provide a brief example from the book, and discuss how the issue is framed and the implications of how the issue is framed. For example, students might select poverty, a national disaster like Hurricane Katrina, or racial problems in the United States.
3, Discuss how framing can be positive in that it helps citizens put events into a context and can elicit a particular reaction such as public support for a government program or government intervention. Also, discuss how it can be negative in that framing can create false perceptions of an event.
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a. majority leader b. minority leader c. whip d. president pro tempore
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a. It is expanded. b. It is rarely used. c. It is limited in its use. d. It is prohibited.
California's "open meeting law"
a. is also known as the Brown Act. b. enables members of the public to speak to an elected body. c. allows members of the public to review personnel matters and labor negotiations. d. Both A and B are correct.
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b. The U. S. Supreme Court ruled that ballot access laws could be stricken if they were "invidiouslydiscriminatory" and gave the two major parties a decided advantage over new parties. c. The U. S. Supreme Court ruled that states could require third party candidates to petition more than 20percent of a state's registered voters to qualify for the ballot. d. Democrats and Republicans are usually given "major party" status and are entitled to permanent space on theballot, whereas minor parties may have to meet stricter requirements for ballot access.