Which of the following was likely a pseudo-event created to garner media coverage?
a. the invasion of Cuba authorized by John F. Kennedy
b. Vice President Biden being recorded calling the health care reform bill a "big f***ing deal."
c. Republican candidate for president Mitt Romney's Hurricane Sandy relief effort
d. George W. Bush being filmed reading a children's book upside down
c
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A plea bargain is an agreement in which
A) the accused admits guilt and receives a reduced sentence. B) the accused agrees to trial by a panel of judges instead of a jury. C) a grand jury lessens the charges in order to get a conviction. D) a judge determines the outcome by summary verdict. E) the judge grants a lesser sentence in return for the defendant waiving his right to an attorney.
Elite theorists and pluralists differ on whether or not __________
a. elite rule produces economic growth b. the concentration of power is inevitable c. any single group has a monopoly on the influence over government policies d. democratic government produces better policies than authoritarian government