A critic of television is most likely to blame sound bites for __________
a. trivializing politics
b. corrupting elected officials
c. spreading false information
d. polarizing the political parties
a
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Why did global firms not reject China's demand for investing in Chinese companies, so that China could move up the value chain?
a. Because they wanted to avoid access to China's sizeable market b. In order to take advantage of China's cheap labor force c. So that China would buy billions of dollars' worth of U.S. government bonds that fund the U.S. budget deficit d. So that China could continuing taking advantage of the currency market.
The responsibility for initiating major statewide legislative programs and setting the agenda generally falls upon the ________
A. legislature B. state bureaucracy C. governor D. public
In a random sample of 1,000 high school students, 29 percent indicated that they had read the Declaration of Independence at least once, with a margin of error of four percent. Which of the following statements is true?
a. It is likely that more than 33 percent of the population have read the Declaration of Independence. b. It is likely that fewer than 25 percent of the population have read the Declaration of Independence. c. It is likely that between 25 and 33 percent of the population have read the Declaration of Independence. d. It is likely that 29 percent of the population has read the Declaration of Independence with a four percent chance that the survey results could be incorrect.