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Capo

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Which of these events is most likely to be ignored by the mainstream media because of structural bias?
 
  a. Senate hearings on a proposed education bill
  b. a speech by the president to the UN General Assembly
  c. video footage of refugees fleeing across an international border
  d. reports from a journalist embedded with a military unit in a war zone

Question 2

What is the main idea behind pork barrel politics?
 
  a. Legislators seek to spend government money in their home district to help ensure reelection.
  b. Legislators who spend an inordinate amount of the taxpayers' money will most likely lose the next election.
  c. The law-making process is less corrupt when representatives can secure limited benefits for their constituents.
  d. Interest groups from agricultural areas have greater influence in upper houses of legislatures than in lower houses.


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AmberC1996

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Reply #1 on: Jul 13, 2018
Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

a


Capo

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Reply 2 on: Jul 13, 2018
Excellent

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