The job of confirming presidential appointments belongs to the ______.
a. judiciary
b. cabinet
c. House of Representatives
d. Senate
e. Congress as a whole
d. Senate
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In January 2013, the government shut down as part of a sequestration. Some reports focused more on negative consequences of sequestration, while others discussed how Tea Party members of Congress pushed for fiscal responsibility. What aspect of agenda setting does this represent?
A) ?selective attention B) ?distorting C) ?framing D) ?priming E) ?racial bias
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. In experimental research, the researcher controls the causal mechanism. 2. Field experiments allow greater control over conditions than do laboratory experiments. 3. Before-and-after designs have no control or comparison groups. 4. A fixed sample panel design is the same thing as a before-and-after quasi-experimental design. 5. A time series before-and-after quasi-experimental design makes multiple observations in both pretest and posttest periods.
Choose the statement that best relates to objective journalism
a. Because political news does not make much sense without an interpretation of what it means, journalists are relied upon to provide this interpretation. b. If a reporter knows that an official is lying, she has to say so directly. c. Reporters have to identify an event like a "town meeting" as a staged event when reporting about it. d. Journalists should avoid explicit interpretations of the news.
Which of the following is an advantage that plea bargaining offers to judges?
A. It allows judges to handle cases without precedents more efficiently. B. It allows judges more time to issue verdict on criminal cases. C. It allows judges more time to issue verdict on civil disputes. D. It enables judges to dispose of cases on their dockets more rapidly. E. It enables judges to fare well in retention elections.