Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein argue that recent changes in the House of Representatives have made the institution start to resemble
a. a weak state legislature in a backwater state.
b. the House of Representatives that was envisioned by the framers of the Constitution.
c. a House of Commons in a parliamentary system.
d. the U.S. Senate
c. a House of Commons in a parliamentary system.
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This chapter discusses research by the National Sleep Foundation finding that 36% of respondents reported falling asleep while driving. These results were obtained from what type of research?
a. naturalistic observation b. survey research c. content analysis d. correlational research
Which of the following is an example of a moralistic state?
a. Nebraska b. Wisconsin c. Texas d. Wyoming
What percentage of the United States' energy comes from fossil fuels?
A. 100% B. 94% C. 85% D. 70% E. 55%
Framing is best defined as the influence on
A) public opinion as a result of the way a story is presented or covered, including the details and context offered in the report. B) public opinion from a story that covers one candidate or policy favorably without providing similar coverage of the other side. C) public opinion as a result of journalists' decisions about which news stories to cover. D) government policy as a result of positive or negative coverage of an issue. E) government activities as a result of media coverage of an issue.