Thomas Patterson's observation that "today's presidential campaign is essentially a mass media campaign" suggests that __________
a. voters have very little understanding of the campaign apart from what they see and hear in the media
b. the media exercise considerable influence over a vast number of citizens' votes
c. campaigns are for the masses and are mediated by political elites
d. the media control electoral outcomes
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a. discontent in Chechnya b. an overly-aggressive foreign policy c. insufficient economic growth d. rising nationalism e. the inability to suppress discontented citizens
The basic idea of the ______ model is that the multiple constraints on policy prevent implementation of the rational model, in which policies are adopted to pursue goals.
A. garbage can B. iron triangle C. policy causes politics D. rational choice