Freedom of speech is an example of all of the following except for ______.

A journalist’s beat is

a. the agenda set out by the newspaper prioritizing current stories. b. a specific issue, institution, or geographic region in which he specializes. c. an editorial written anonymously to avoid accusations of bias. d. pressure by the network in order to report the story as quickly as possible. e. the bias he unintentionally brings to a story.

The authors argue that Texans have inadvertently placed control of the judicial system into the hands of ______.

a. the governor b. the attorney general c. big campaign donors d. liberals