An infant left alone in an apartment is bitten by rats while his teenage mother is out getting snacks. In response to this event, one television station focuses on the shortcomings of teenage mothers, while another reports many landlords are not following city code on rodents and pest control. This difference is an example of
a. framing.
b. hypodermic theory.
c. priming.
d. agenda-setting.
a. framing.
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The executive organization that was created to aid the president in controlling the federal bureaucracy and to improve its performance is
A) the Council of Economic Advisers. B) the Office of Policy Development. C) the Office of Management and Budget. D) none of the above. E) the General Accounting Office.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1.The increasing partisanship in Congress has increased the difficulty of producing desired major policy changes. 2.In addition to the usual tools of information and campaign funds that interest groups use to support their work, interest groups also have votes at their disposal. 3.The structures of issue networks and policy communities surrounding an issue are more unified regarding policies than is the case with iron triangles.
The democratic peace theory was used as justification for which of the following?
A) the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement by the United States B) the decision of the United States to invade Iraq in 2001 C) the veto by President Nixon of the War Powers Resolution D) the conflict between the United States and the UK in the War of 1812
Annual spending of the State of Texas is approximately
a. $0.1735 billion. b. $1.735 billion. c. $17.35 billion. d. $173.5 billion. e. $1,735.0 billion.