Citizens who vote against a candidate because they disagree with the candidate's issue positions are engaging in retrospective voting

The mass media help ensure government accountability and responsiveness by performing which three important tasks?

A) informing, investigating, and interpreting B) informing, inquiring, and interpreting C) ?informing, interloping, and investigating D) ?interviewing, informing, and inquiring E) intervening, investigating, and informing

Which of the following is true of picket-fence federalism?

A) Picket-fence federalism involves only the state government in decision making and implementation of policies. B) In picket-fence federalism, the judicial system is the horizontal support board. C) In picket-fence federalism, the policy area is the vertical picket on the fence. D) Picket-fence federalism involves only the national government policy implementation. E) Picket-fence federalism involves the allocation of taxes collected by one level of government to another level.