Has the Citizens Redistricting Commission achieved the aims of its proponents?
What will be an ideal response?
Varies. The proponents of the Citizens Redistricting Commission wanted to open the process to the public, and that has occurred. They also wanted to produce maps that avoided gerrymandering, that is, they wanted to set up a process in which incumbents (sitting legislators) and certain political parties were not purposely favored, and this also occurred; many sitting legislators faced their colleagues because their districts were redrawn without respect to where incumbents lived. The first set of maps did favor the election of Democrats, but this outcome is likely due to political party registration that favors the Democrats in most places and Republicans in relatively few.
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convincing? Why? What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following theories suggests that while the effects of exposure may be minimal or difficult to gauge, the media are quite influential in telling the public what to think about?
a. cultivation theory b. social learning theory c. minimal effects theory d. agenda setting theory e. hypnotic theory