Author Question: Which of the following is true of media bias? a. The vast majority of news journalists are ... (Read 73 times)

SGallaher96 · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

Which of the following is true of media bias?

a. The vast majority of news journalists are Democrats.
b. The media have grown increasingly negative in recent years.
c. The news media are clearly biased in favor of incumbents.
d. The media prefer positive stories on political candidates.
e. The media have increasingly been dominated by the words of the candidates themselves.

Question 2

The phrase power of the purse refers to which of the following?

a. The influence of women in the political process
b. The main issue facing government, which is always a shortage of tax money
c. The president's control of the finances of government
d. The constitutional authority for Congress to raise and spend money
e. The power of the Senate to unilaterally cut spending in the area of defense