__________ is news with fewer hard facts, more emphasis on personal stories that engage (or shock) the public, and often appeals to the emotions rather than the intellect

It is relatively rare for a party nominee to get less than ________ of the partisan vote in a presidential or a congressional race.

A. 70 percent B. 90 percent C. 60 percent D. 80 percent E. 50 percent

The idea that a world federal system—one in which existing countries would give up at least some of their sovereignty to a central government—could prevent global war is flawed in part because __________

a. the American experience suggests that the central government will grow ever-larger and is subject to complaint and mistrust b. the fact that the U.S. had an especially bloody civil war in the 19th century means that much less culturally similar global regions would be condemned to fighting in far bloodier conflicts c. of the fact that too many problems of taxation and governmental efficiency would be presented by such a system d. most conflicts in recent times have been fought within states with central governments, not between them