Vice President Joe Biden took office promising to ________.
a. shrink the office of vice president to an advisory role to the president
b. expand the office to include oversight of homeland security
c. prosecute former Vice President Cheney for his support of torture
d. spend his time presiding over the Senate
e. run a separate shadow operation
Question -2-Which of the following presidential candidates won the popular vote, but lost the Electoral College?
a. George W. Bush
b. Rutherford B. Hayes
c. Bill Clinton
d. Al Gore
e. Barack Obama
Question -3-Which of the following types of messages offers amusement while giving people images of normal behavior?
a. entertainment programs
b. political campaigns
c. infomercials
d. advertisements
e. news reports
Question -4-Which of the following is NOT true about the Electoral College?
a. Except for Maine and Nebraska, the states appoint their members of the Electoral College on a winner-take-all basis.
b. A presidential candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win office outright.
c. If no candidate receives a majority in the Electoral College, the election is decided by a majority vote in the House of Representatives, with each state delegation casting one vote.
d. The Electoral College reinforces federalism by weakening the smaller states.
e. All electors are now pledged to one party's candidate at the time of elections.
Question -5-In the context of functions of news reports, framing ________.
a. eliminates issues that are not important
b. identifies the issues that need to be taken lightly
c. identifiesthe issues that need to be taken seriously
d. suggests how one should see issues
e. presents national priorities
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