Bureaucrats may directly influence legislation by drafting bills, furnishing information to legislators, and by lobbying

Foreign policy studies generally focus on the executive branch of the government for all of the following reasons except

a. the only legitimate foreign policy authority is the executive. b. foreign policy requires a single voice abroad. c. many constitutions specify the executive as the head of government. d. most foreign policy negotiations are headed by the head of state.

Choose the statement that best relates to objective journalism.

A. Because political news does not make much sense without an interpretation of what it means, journalists are relied upon to provide this interpretation. B. If a reporter knows that an official is lying, he or she has to say so directly. C. Reporters have to identify an event like a "town meeting" as a staged event when reporting about it. D. Journalists should avoid explicit interpretations of the news.