Ideally, in Providing Context and Commentary on Political Events, the Competing

question 23

Multiple Choice

Ideally, in providing context and commentary on political events, the competing news outlets play a vital role in the democratic process by

• A) facilitating and advocating public debate of the issues, thus increasing voter awareness.
• B) calming public furor over certain events.
• C) advocating for the government's favor.
• D) fulfilling the government's needs.
• E) choosing and advocating for one particular side of an argument.

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Definitions:

Anterograde Amnesia

A loss of the ability to create new memories after the event that caused the amnesia, leading to an inability to recall recent events.

Retrograde Amnesia

A form of amnesia where an individual loses pre-existing memories to some extent, but does not prevent the formation of new memories.

Hippocampus

A region of the brain that is associated with memory formation, navigation, and spatial orientation.

Cerebral Cortex

The outermost layer of the forebrain.