What influences a Texas lawmaker's decision making? Are the needs of the constituents the most important consideration?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Identify major influences such as constituent preferences, media, the governor, fellow legislators, personal beliefs, interest groups.
2. Explain how interests of different influences can work against one another and require legislators to balance demands.
3. Present a reasonable argument on the primacy of constituent needs as an influence on decision making.
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When the three major television networks began to face competition from cable news in the 1980s, they responded by
A) reducing coverage of hard news and increasing coverage of scandals, horserace journalism, and controversial sound bites. B) ?increasing the amount of hard news they covered to differentiate themselves from their less serious competitors. C) seeking out more funding from government sources and less advertising dollars from major corporations. D) ?moving more of their operations to the Internet.