Describe two different kinds of biases that may be seen in news reporting in the United States. How do these biases influence the selection of news stories and the ways in which they are reported?

Since World War II, the most prominent factor contributing to international conflict has been

a. oil reserves. c. commerce. b. territory. d. ideology.

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

1. State governments took the lead role in passing environmental laws beginning in the 1970s. 2. Republicans, more so than Democrats, are skeptical that global warming is caused by human activity. 3. Florida is the state that has emerged as the leader in addressing climate change. 4. Texas leads the country in the generation of wind power capacity. 5. The trend in the United States is to build more new coal-fired power plants.