In what ways do the media serve the public interest? How is this function constrained?
What will be an ideal response?
Answers should discuss some of the following functions: promulgation of a free press, dissemination of information, agenda setting, fact finding, and being a government watchdog. Answers should discuss the importance of having a free and independent media in a small state and large society. Constraints such as deregulation, conglomeration, a public interested in soft news, and an increased motive for profits and ratings should be discussed.
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The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution
What will be an ideal response?
Interest groups form to control government by running candidates for elective office
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
What was the one issue on which all the delegates in attendance at the 1787 Philadelphia convention agreed?
A)It was not necessary to create new powers for the national government. B)Major changes to the national governmentwere necessary to save the United States from collapse. C)The Articles of Confederation needed minor revisions to more directly empower the states. D)The United States should move to a unitary system of government similar to that of France.
There are three types of laws in the US; civil law, criminal law, and ________law.
A. Popular B. Federal C. State D. Public