Your professor gives you an assignment to read and browse news sites and social media feeds that go against your political views for one week to see what it is like to get out of the information bubble. Briefly explain an advantage this assignment might have.

What will be an ideal response?


Ans: One advantage would be that by expanding sources of information, I might become a more public-interested citizen. Another advantage might be that seeking information from a variety of sources would lead to better-informed citizens.

Political Science

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Discuss the differences between a general law city and a home rule city. What are the strengths and weaknesses of each?

What will be an ideal response?

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which of the following is nonpublic personal information?

A. Personally identifiable financial information provided by a customer to a financial institution B. Personally identifiable financial information provided by a financial institution to a customer C. Personally identifiable financial information provided by a financial institution to an affiliate D. Personally identifiable financial information provided by an affiliate to a financial institution E. Personally identifiable financial information provided by an affiliate to a customer

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The exclusionary rule holds that

A) "fighting words" can be excluded from constitutional protection. B) a court can order or constrain an action by an individual. C) evidence obtained from an illegal search and seizure cannot be used in a trial. D) people who are biased against a defendant may be excluded from serving on a jury. E) evidence wrongly excluded at trial may not be used in appellate court later.

Political Science

Because current Social Security beneficiaries receive payments from current Social Security taxes, the program is considered a __________ program

Answer:

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