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torybrooks

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on: Jul 10, 2018
President Obama has encountered resistance to his policies from the congressional caucusknown as the __________, which favors a more conservative approach to economic policy than do traditional Democrats.
 
  a. Congressional Black Caucus
  b. Congressional Progressive Caucus
  c. Blue Dog Democrats
  d. Yellow Dog Democrats

Question 2

According to the text, a major metropolitan newspaper averages roughly 100,000 words daily, whereas a typical broadcast of the nightly TV news is only about 3,600 words. Why does this difference matter?
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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Reply #1 on: Jul 10, 2018
Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

An ideal response will:
1, Explain that TV news is much more superficial than are newspapers. TV news provides little more than headlines and sound bites.
2,Note that citizens are abandoning traditional newspapers in droves and switching to news sources that are more superficial.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 10, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

diana chang

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

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