Discretionary spending includes spending on __________
a. food stamps
b. Medicaid
c. Medicare
d. national defense
Answer: d
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a. Inside the system protest b. Outside the system protest c. Conventional warfare d. The legitimate use of force e. Pacifism
Beat reporting is useful in journalism because it
a. prevents other media institutions from reporting a story first. b. reduces instances of plagiarism. c. keeps down costs for newspapers that are struggling to compete with Internet and television news sources. d. encourages reporters to learn about a wide array of issues and topics. e. allows journalists to develop the expertise to report with depth, accuracy, and speed.
Harvey is a legislator in Texas. Which of the following is one of his responsibilities?
a. lobbying the U.S. Congress to reduce the number of visas given to foreign companies b. making decisions regarding the education system of Texas c. serving on national committees to set minimum standards of social service that Texas must provide d. increasing the military presence in Texas to protect the state from cross-border smuggling from Mexico
When the Supreme Court upheld the right of the police to search newspaper offices, Congress responded by passing legislation that
A. prevented police from conducting such searches without a subpoena. B. made it easier for the police to lawfully conduct future searches. C. forbade such searches, except in special cases. D. completely banned the police from securing records of newspaper offices. E. required police to obtain a search warrant before conducting such searches.