Which statement does NOT describe an effect of horse race journalism?
a. The media show politics as if politicians cared only about scoring victories off one another.
b. The media report on politics as if it were a game of strategy with no substance.
c. The media help citizens to understand the issues.
d. The media trivialize politics.
c. The media help citizens to understand the issues.
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The deep hostility between the United States and the Soviet Union during the twentieth century was called _________
a. détente b. the Cold War c. the Iron Curtain d. containment
National campaigns for legislation banning automatic weapons, regulating hazardous waste disposal, and mandating special education are all examples of which of the following?
a. Instances in which national issues have been strategically shifted to the states by their advocates. b. Instances in which state issues have been strategically shifted to Washington, D.C., by their advocates. c. Instances in which Madison’s conception of pluralism is clearly shown to be wrong. d. Instances in which the House of Representatives’ role in lawmaking has been irrelevant.