During a presidential election, the tendency of journalists to limit coverage of campaign events to coverage of the candidate who leads in the polls at the time is known as
a. pack journalism.
b. pool coverage.
c. horse race journalism.
d. gatekeeping.
e. media sophistication.
Ans: c. horse race journalism.
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The judiciary branch of a state:
a. is a benign political institution that acts in the interests of the core executive. b. creates laws to further its own agenda. c. can keep dictators and tyrants in check by making them adhere to the law. d. can nullify laws in some European countries and the United States.
Generally speaking, Political Action Committee (PAC) and Super PAC contributions have __________
a. become increasingly important in congressional elections b. decreased for incumbents but increased for challengers and open seats. c. become less important in federal elections and more important in state elections d. become less important