Thomas Patterson's careful analysis of campaign reporting has shown that since 1960, its emphasis has changed dramatically from __________
a. negative information about the candidates to negative assessments about the parties—
b. the candidates' policy statements to the campaign as a horse race
c. covering events to covering ideas
d. sensational information about the candidates to substantive information about the issues
b
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In Gideon v. Wainwright, the Supreme Court held that the right to legal counsel is
a. not applicable to the states because it is not a fundamental right. b. not a fundamental right because it is not enumerated by the Constitution. c. a fundamental right made applicable to the states by the Fourteenth Amendment. d. guaranteed in some state constitutions but not in the U.S. Constitution.
Stuart Taylor contends that the Miranda v. Arizona decision
a. often leads to a situation where guilty suspects are freed on technicalities. b. should be overturned by the Supreme Court. c. has significantly increased the number of confessions made to police. d. did not forbid the forcible extraction of information but only the use of that information as evidence in a criminal case.