It is in part because of Plato's warnings against democracy that the word democracy does not appear in the U.S. Constitution. Instead, Madison refers to the American system of government as a(an)
a. oligarchy.
b. republic.
c. aristocracy.
d. monarchy.
e. timocracy.
b
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Which of the following is true of news coverage?
A. News coverage cannot be manipulated by campaign staff. B. Coverage by the news media is very expensive. C. Political consultants plan political events to accommodate the press. D. The media do not devote much of their coverage to polls. E. Hardly any aspect of a campaign focuses on potential news coverage.
Which Supreme Court case upheld an individual's right to have a gun in his or her home for self-defense?
a. Griswold v. Connecticut b. Gideon v. Wainwright c. Miranda v. Arizona d. D.C. v.Heller
Neoconservatism emerged in the United States in the __________
A) 1950s B) 1960s C) 1970s D) 1980s
If the news media constantly emphasize crime, and then politicians are evaluated on how they deal with crime, this would be an example of ______.
a. media manipulation b. news management c. agenda setting d. priming e. framing