In the South after Reconstruction, which of the following was used to prevent African Americans from having a meaningful impact on the outcome of elections?
a. Jim Crow laws
b. white primaries
c. majority-minority districts
d. affirmative action
Question 2
Differences in press coverage between the initial speeches given to Congress by President Reagan and by President Obama show __________.
a. a diminishing audience for national news and presidential messages
b. that presidential addresses receive higher Nielson ratings today than they did several decades ago
c. more Americans read presidential addresses in newspapers, while fewer view coverage on TV
d. that more than 50 percent of Americans can be expected to tune in to watch presidential addresses to Congress
Question 3
Television, radio, newspapers, magazines, the Internet, and other forms of communication are collectively referred to as the __________.
a. mass media
b. media conglomeration
c. partisan press
d. fifthestate
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