Which of the following is NOT a concurrent power?
a. the power to borrow and spend
b. the power to make treaties
c. the power to pass laws
d. the power to tax
e. All of the above are concurrent powers
b
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In 1966, the _________ Act established a procedure by which ordinary citizens can request documents and reports from the federal government directly by paying a nominal fee, so long as the documents are not classified
A) Freedom of Information B) Government in the Sunshine C) Hatch D) Pendleton E) Public Disclosure
What does the example of exaggerated claims about Saddam Hussein's WMD and ties to al Qaeda illustrate?
a. Actors with the greatest power resources are better able to push a narrative, regardless of factual basis. b. Control of the flow of information brings more power than control of hard resources like military might. c. Power does not necessarily flow to those who can withhold information. d. A narrative cannot be successfully pushed on an audience without the full saturation afforded by control of media outlets. e. Advocacy groups and amateur media outlets are now as powerful in controlling the narrative as major professional media organizations.
A state that becomes a new member of the World Trade Organization _____
a. loses some of its sovereignty b. solves its immigration problems c. adopts new human rights norms d. experiences a sharp rise in imports
Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, media outlets were accused of
A. ignoring the government and focusing on human interest stories. B. failing to scrutinize a popular president. C. providing a more entertainment-based coverage of events. D. reporting too much on domestic news at the expense of foreign coverage. E. extreme partisan bias against a Republican president.