One of the times when it is appropriate to use the present tense in broadcast news is when
a. someone has died in the distant past
b. someone has died in the immediate past
c. the action of the story is in the immediate past andhas some continuing effect
d. the characters in a story are all still living
C
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The primacy-recency effect refers to
a. giving your speech near the beginning or the end of the occasion. b. putting your strongest arguments first or last in your speech. c. making your primary argument the most recent one. d. making sure your primary arguments are made up from the most recent evidence.
In 1989, the Supreme Court overturned a statute that made burning the United States flag illegal because the Court
a. found it to be a "speech act" protected by the First Amendment. b. felt that it waswhat the American public wanted them to do. c. waspersuaded by the Berkeley Free Speech movement. d. wasnot able to get enough support in the legislature to uphold the statute.