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maychende

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on: Jul 10, 2018
What is the term for presenting news stories that cast a favored party or politician in a positive light while ignoring stories that would cast the party or politician in a negative light?
 
  a. statement bias
  b. coverage bias
  c. gatekeeping bias
  d. self-assessment
  e. provisional editing

Question 2

How disciplined are politicians in adhering to their party's platform and their own campaign promises? What explains this?
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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amit

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

c

Answer to Question 2

An ideal response will:
1, Define the role of party platforms as the instrument that parties use to formulate, convey, and promote public policy.
2, Explain that elections can be more candidate-centered than party-centered and that, even when a party is in the majority, it cannot guarantee passage of its program.
3, Discuss compromise as an integral feature of the U.S. political system.


maychende

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Reply 2 on: Jul 10, 2018
Wow, this really help

ultraflyy23

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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