The assumption that the media talking about something is a cue that the topic is important is an example of
A. priming.
B. framing.
C. agenda-setting.
D. media bias.
E. watchdog journalism.
Answer: C
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A president who is elected by popular vote is an invention of
A) the American political system. B) European democracies. C) a parliamentarian system. D) the Japanese government. E) prime ministers.
Until the 1950s, political campaigns were conducted primarily
A) through the mass media. B) through political party organizations. C) through quiet appeals to elite electors. D) by individual candidates with very little staff or assistance. E) by interest groups.
A group of delegates to the Constitutional Convention proposed a powerful national government to replace the weak confederation of states. This was known as the
a. Marshall Plan. b. Virginia Plan. c. New Jersey Plan. d. Connecticut Compromise. e. Grand Compromise.
Explain James Madison's claim that "Ambition must be made to counteract ambition."
Answer: