The nation's fragmented social welfare policy is a reflection of shifting conservative and liberal control of Congress, the presidency, state houses, and the inherently controversial nature of redistributive policies that seek to take income from one population group to give to another

Many critics believe that the U.S. political press corps did not raise enough questions about the intelligence used to justify the 2003 invasion of Iraq. This lack of criticism is considered an absence of what?

a. self-censoring b. a watchdog function c. insider journalism d. prior restraint e. subjective reporting

The true result of a public opinion poll:

A) is a range of probabilities. B) is a single figure. C) needs to be kept anonymous. D) is not statistical. E) gives a clear winner.