Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Elites do not have the motivation and the resources to actively try to gain beneficial news coverage.
2. Thomas Jefferson viewed the freedom of the press as more functional than ideological.
3. The unhindered press is meant to serve certain social and political functions.
4. The very premise of the dramatic story structure is action and change driven by unity.
5. Not all conflicts are made up of two reasonably equal sides.

1. False
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. True

Political Science

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All of the following factors make it likely that welfare will be a perennial issue in Texas politics except

a. the national tax policy has resulted in the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer. b. the economy has little impact on the poverty rate. c. the state's immigration rate is among the highest in the country. d. the poorest of the poor have lost income and have had trouble finding jobs since the 1996 welfare reforms. e. many of the Republican officials who now dominate Texas politics have an inherent dislike of social programs.

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The decision to go to war is usually made based on:

A. Emotions B. Incomplete information C. Propaganda D. Cost-benefit analysis E. Personal interests

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