The print media in the U.S. shifted from mostly publishing information about public events and ...

The print media in the U.S. shifted from mostly publishing information about public events and advertisements, to actually covering political events as a consequence of
 
  A) the events leading up to the American Revolution.
  B) the Civil War.
  C) the Great Depression.
  D) World War II.
  E) the Vietnam War.

 Q. 2

Which Texas region was Midwestern in both character and institutions early on, but now shares few cultural attributes with the American Midwest?
 
  A) East Texas
  B) Central Texas
  C) Gulf Coast
  D) Panhandle

 Q. 3

Who or what was Deep Throat?
 
  A) the FBI code name for an investigation of corrupt newspaper editors in the 1970s
  B) a CIA official who helped uncover an international terrorist group
  C) an Al Qaeda operative who was exposed after an undercover investigation by a major media alliance
  D) a confidential informant whose information helped break the Watergate investigation in the 1970s
  E) an investigation that delved deeply into the corrupt side of the media and its control by the government

 Q. 4

The defeat of the Comanches in the 1870s opened up which Texas region to Anglo American settlement?
 
  A) East Texas
  B) West Texas
  C) Gulf Coast
  D) Panhandle

 Q. 5

The media is often referred to as the fourth estate, or the fourth branch of government because ________.
 
  A) it serves as a mouthpiece for those in power
  B) it serves as a check on those in power
  C) it is perceived as corrupt, much like the government
  D) it is approved of at about the same rate as Congress
  E) most media are government owned

 Q. 6

Which socially and politically conservative region of Texas is experiencing residential growth from rapidly expanding urban areas, especially from San Antonio and Austin?
 
  A) German Hill Country
  B) West Texas
  C) Gulf Coast
  D) Panhandle