When the media selectively chooses which stories to report or publish to their viewers (i.e., sets the agenda), it affects public opinion by engaging in framing.

If investment demand becomes less responsive to changes in interest rates, which of the following is true?

Which of the following transactions is included in the capital and financial account of Country X’s balance of payments accounts?

Which departments oversee policy areas that are prioritized by the president and receive increased attention from the news media and Congress?

If a president seeks to negotiate a treaty with a foreign leader, but he anticipates encountering opposition in the Senate or needs to act with haste, which of the following alternatives can he utilize?

Which of the following clauses in the Constitution is cited by the president as justification for taking unilateral action?

In legal disputes, the _____________ represents the federal government in the US Supreme Court.

Which political institution is given the constitutional authority to create lower federal courts and adjust the number of judgeships in a federal court?

Though rare, when the Supreme Court’s decision results in a tie, where both the number of affirming and dissenting votes are equal, which of the following is the outcome?

Following the president’s submission of a nomination to the federal court, the __________________ is responsible for investigating, deliberating, and upon its approval, voting to recommend the nominee to the floor for a vote in the chamber.