Quick and often humorous comments made by candidates for the media are know as
a. sound bites.
b. free media.
c. sound checks.
d. positive ads.
e. contrast ads.
Answer: a. sound bites.
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The Third Reich's policies included all of the following EXCEPT
a. remilitarization. b. massive public works programs. c. banning political parties (other than the National Socialists) and labor unions. d. eliminating regional autonomy by centralizing power in Berlin. e. forming a short-lived military alliance with the U.S.S.R.
Given the preference orderings listed above, what would the result be of a pair-wise contest between the spending choices tax cut and education?
family member to the emergency room and has a very poor experience with the level of medical care provided at the local hospital. This leads her to view improving medical care as a higher priority than improving education in the municipality, if money is to be spent improving any programs. Councillors 1 and 2 do not change their preference orderings. Thus, the councillors now have the following preference orderings over the spending choices: Councillor 1: Education, Medical, Tax cut Councillor 2: Medical, Tax cut, Education Councillor 3: Tax cut, Medical, Education Assume that the councillors hold a round-robin tournament that pits each alternative against every other alternative in a series of pair-wise votes. The winner is the alternative that wins the most contests. Based on this information, answer the following four questions. A. education B. medical C. tax cut D. It would be a tie.
Which of the following is not part of a member’s formal, public record?
a. Consulting with party leaders b. Markups of bills c. Roll call votes d. Speeches on the chamber floor
The provision of coordination goods __________ the probability of a successful rebellion and _____________ the incentives to revolt.
a. increases / decreases b. decreases / increases c. does not affect / decreases d. increases / increases