The first penny press paper was the __________
a. Cincinnati Enquirer
b. National Gazette
c. New York Post
d. New York Sun
Answer: d
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Of the following tactics, which was used most effectively by members of the civil rights movement?
a. civil disobedience b. threatening leaders c. the sit-down strike d. violent protesting
How broadly do the citizens of recently established (formerly Communist) democracies in Central and Eastern Europe support democratic values when compared to the citizens of established democracies, including the United States and Western Europe?
a. People in all the recent democracies are far less likely to support democratic values. b. Citizens of some post-communist nations, such as the Czech Republic and Poland are more likely to support democratic values than Americans or West Germans are. c. Except for Russians and East Germans, Eastern and Central Europeans express about the same level of support for democratic values as Americans do. d. Citizens of some Eastern and Central European nations support democratic values at about the same rate as Americans and West Europeans, but other formerly Communist nations lag well behind.
The idea of government as a social contract between people and the government suggests that people give their allegiance or obedience to government in exchange for________________
a. democratic freedoms c. the right to vote b. protection of persons and property d. common public goods
To characterize the news media as businesses
a. does not discredit their integrity as suppliers of vital civic information. b. discredits their integrity as suppliers of vital civic information. c. demonstrates that the media simply report news as presented to them by politicians. d. suggests that media elites, pollsters, and politicians form a classic iron triangle that is still vibrant today.