Most criminal cases are disposed by way of a [BLANK-1] because there are not enough trial courts or prison beds in the state to handle all of the cases.

The governor’s budget __________.

Who decides the amount of time that someone convicted of a crime will serve?

Redistricting, scandals, and midterm elections may help stop the high rates of [BLANK-1] in Congress.

Citizens United v. FEC and McCutcheon v. FEC both ______.

The strongest predictor of an individual’s vote choice is ______.

Runoff primaries __________.

The media can influence the list of issues to be addressed by government through a process known as [BLANK-1]. Significant media attention to an issue often increases the salience of that issue with average citizens.

Dominance of the media by a few mega-corporations raises the fear that these groups will ______.

[BLANK-1] is still the most powerful predictor of how a person will vote despite how many people may not like their options.