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One special contribution of Internet-based news is that it |
provides the ordinary citizen with an opportunity to be part of the news system. |
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The Supreme Court's position on prior restraint of the press is that |
prior restraint should apply only in rare circumstances, and it is better to hold the press responsible for what it has printed than to restrict what it may print. |
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The idea that government should be restricted in its lawful uses of power and hence in its ability to deprive people of their liberty is expressed by the term |
limited government. |
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Which of the following statements is true? |
The federal government raises roughly as much revenue from taxation as all state and local governments combined. |
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The term iron triangle refers to |
a small and informal but relatively stable set of bureaucrats, legislators, and lobbyists who are concerned with promoting a particular interest. |
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The situation where individuals are tempted not to contribute to a cause because they will get the benefits even if they do not participate is called |
the free-rider problem. |
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What issue has done the most to bring young Americans to the voting booth in the twenty-first century? |
the war in Iraq |
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Which of the following is an example of checks and balances? |
All these answers are correct. |
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A public policy program on which national, state, and local policymakers collaborate is an example of |
cooperative federalism |
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The Supreme Court has reasoned that a right of privacy is provided by |
the implication of said right by the freedoms in the Bill of Rights. |
