What is selective exposure? Do you think it is a problem or a strength in today's media? Explain your answer
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Define selective exposure as the process through which people consciously choose to get the news from sources with views compatible to their own.
2,Assess whether selective exposure is a problem or a weakness. Most students should argue that it's a weakness because it can turn people off from politics and prevent compromise sincecitizens never hear the competing perspective on issues.
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a. block grant b. unfunded mandate c. categorical grant d. programmatic request
The current distribution of power in the world is one of
a. world federalism. b. an American empire. c. hegemony. d. multilevel interdependence. e. unipolarity.
Public opinion polls can be criticized on the grounds that
A) a survey of a few thousand people cannot possibly yield an accurate picture of American attitudes. B) there is clear evidence that polling organizations falsify results. C) politicians pay no attention to poll results. D) the way a pollster words a question can determine the answer. E) the entities that finance administration of the poll skew results for a certain desired outcome.
Which of the following Supreme Court justices is most liberal?
A. Samuel Alito B. Anthony Kennedy C. Ruth Bader Ginsburg D. Clarence Thomas E. John Roberts