Ideally, in providing context and commentary on political events, the competing news outlets play a vital role in the democratic process by ________
A) facilitating and advocating public debate of the issues, thus increasing voter awareness
B) calming public furor over certain events
C) advocating for the government's favor
D) fulfilling the government's needs
E) advertising for private companies
A
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What is the status of affirmative action in college admissions after the Supreme Court decisions in the two cases involving the University of Michigan, Gratz v. Bollinger (2003) and Grutter v. Bollinger (2003)?
a. Affirmative action policies are generally permissible, but they cannot involve race-based quotas or numerical point systems. b. Affirmative action policies are assumed to be unconstitutional unless the university can demonstrate the need to promote racial tolerance. c. Affirmative action policies are assumed to be constitutional unless an applicant can demonstrate that race affected the admissions decision. d. Affirmative action policies must ensure that all racial and ethnic groups are represented in accordance with the population of the nation as a whole. e. All forms of affirmative action are unconstitutional because they unfairly favor some people over others based on the color of their skin.
Splits among urban Democrats combined with urban problems augur well for Republican candidates
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.