Describe selective exposure and its consequences in American politics.
What will be an ideal response?
Selective exposure occurs when citizens choose to hear only their own side of an issue. While the Internet and the rise of the partisan press has made it easier to consciously avoid opposing points of view, which would be concerning for the well-being of an informed and respecting democracy, most people still get their news from mainstream, centrist sources.
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a. tax breaks to companies that invest in innovation and expansion b. federal grants to companies for research and development c. federal loans to banks d. fees paid to farmers for not planting their fields
Most delegates to the Constitutional Convention were slave owners
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
When democracy is established in a state, but does not last for an extended period of time, it is known as
a. a reverse democratization wave. b. reequilibration. c. consolidation of democracy. d. incomplete democratization. e. a regime transition.
Contributors to health care costs in the United States are an aging population and __________
a. individual mandates b. employer mandates c. chronic disease d. the number of births