What is the marketplace of ideas, and how do the media interact with it?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Define the marketplace of ideas as the place where differing opinions and values compete for acceptance among the public.
2, Explain how the media make idea exchange available on a mass scale. They also provide an important communications bridge between citizens and government that is critical for a representative democracy.
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The Populists are also called _____.
A. the Green Party B. the Socialist Party C. the Federalist Party D. the People's Party E. the Republican Party
To reverse Supreme Court rulings, _____.
A. a panel of nine federal justices can express a dissenting opinion B. parties involved in cases of federal question can appeal to appellate courts for judicial review C. Congress can propose amendments to the United States Constitution D. state courts can revise old laws or pass new ones in an attempt to negate a court's ruling E. lower federal courts can alter or limit the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
Strict construction means
A) that the Supreme Court should hear the fewest possible cases on appeal. B) that the court will stand on precedent. C) the attempt to follow the "letter of the law." D) the attempt to understand the law by looking at its context and purpose. E) the doctrine that citizens cannot sue their own state governments unless the states permit them to do so.
Citizens have the right to ________ the EPA if it does not enforce the Clean Air Act.
A. sue B. petition C. fine D. deregulate E. None of these answers is correct.