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biggirl4568

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on: Jul 10, 2018
The media's emphasis on the slowly improving American economic situation in 2012rather than the record number of long-term unemployed Americans is an example of __________.
 
  a. investigative journalism
  b. agenda setting
  c. policy entrepreneurship
  d. narrowcasting

Question 2

One thing that helps incumbents win reelection is __________, which might include federal spending projects benefitting state and local governments, businesses, colleges, and other institutions in a congressional district.
 
  a. apportionment
  b. casework
  c. thepork barrel
  d. logrolling


Ksanderson1296

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

b

Answer to Question 2

c


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