Briefly explain the political benefits enjoyed by today’s mediated citizens.
What will be an ideal response?
Mediated citizens are able to receive information and interact through multiple channels. They can also create and disseminate their own political narratives. They have unprecedented access to power.
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Southern politicians used all of the following tactics to disenfranchise African American voters EXCEPT
A) ?poll taxes. B) ?loyalty oaths. C) ?white primaries. D) ?literacy tests. E) ?grandfather clauses.
The selection of a House Speaker has become __________
a. a Cabinet issue b. the Senate’s responsibility c. the larger states’ task d. a partisan matter
Which of the following accurately describes equality of opportunity?
a. A conception of equality that values equal economic status as well as equal access to housing, health care, education, and government services. b. A conception of equality that seeks to provide all citizens with formally equivalent opportunities to participate in the economic system and public life. c. It means all citizens have opportunities to vote, run for office, own property, and enjoy civil liberties protections. d. Equality of opportunity is more important than equality of results.
All of the following are reasons why decisions of the court are more authoritative than legitimating decisions of other institutions EXCEPT ______.
A. connection to constitutional authority B. absence of other recourse once judicial processes are exhausted C. greater input from affected parties D. less room for compromise