The pattern of increasing public interest in an issue after media coverage followed by waning media attention and public interest after government attention to the issue is known as the __________

The graphic technique used to represent the relationship between two variables is called

A) A scatter plot. B) Computer simulated correlation. C) Marking. D) Matrix algebra.

Which of the following demonstrates how policy making is decentralized in the United States?

a. The United States has a unitary form of government. b. Congressional power often trumps state power. c. The states have authority over policy making in areas such as education. d. The federal government is responsible for Medicare and Medicaid.