Outline the key features of monarchies, oligarchies, and democracies.
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Three types of government are mentioned. In a monarchy, a member of a royal family has absolute governmental authority. In a constitutional monarchy, monarchs play ceremonial roles but exercise little real power. In an oligarchy, an elite few hold power, and some are dictatorships, in which a small group supports a dictator. In a democracy, governmental power lies in the hands of citizens, and most are republics, or representative democracies.
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The general trend in media ownership in the twentieth century has been __________
a. toward decentralization, deregulation, and increased competition b. toward greater consolidation and concentration of ownership c. toward greater specialization d. unchanged since the late nineteenth century
Someone who acts in the best interests of the citizens rather than according to the citizens' stated preferences is
A) a delegate. B) a trustee. C) a constituent. D) an advocate. E) a party leader.
The right of rebuttal
a. is illegal. b. was vetoed by President Reagan in 1983. c. was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. d. was guaranteed by the FCC. e. is part of the fairness doctrine.
How is causality established in experimental research, and how does this differ when using nonexperimental research designs? Why do both experimental and nonexperimental designs exist in social sciences?
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