Author Question: Which of the following is a reason why the Framers created a federal system? a. The Framers ... (Read 107 times)

erika · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

Which of the following is a reason why the Framers created a federal system?

a. The Framers wanted to ensure that there was a centralized policymaking system.
b. The Framers believed that federalism best ensured economic equality.
c. The Framers could not conceive of the federal government providing most of the services to states and localities.
d. The Framers wanted to re-create the successes they experienced under the Articles of Confederation.

Question 2

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 little 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