The relationship of independent variables that are included in a model as causal factors is known as:

Policy mandates result from elections, allowing voters to direct the course of __________

a. campaign events b. political debate c. public policy d. campaign funding

Government ownership of newspapers is __________

a. highly unusual in industrialized democracies b. unusual in most industrialized democracies c. never occurs in industrialized democracies d. common in industrialized democracies e. very common in industrialized democracies