What are some of the similarities and differences between a parliamentary and presidential democracy?

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What is propaganda and what are some of the basic elements of making propaganda effective. How is its effectiveness limited in the U.S.?
Criticism of media coverage during the Vietnam War has been used to justify strict censorship of the press when the U.S. engages in military actions (e.g., the Iraq and Gulf wars). Drawing on our class discussion, to what extent was an independent and oppositional media responsible for “losing the war in Vietnam”? Explain
Describe the evolution of “feeding frenzies,” according to Larry Sabato, as well as some of their causes and consequences.
Outline a theory of strong media effects, using examples and pointing out some of its limitations.
What are the main elements and consequences of the McCain-Feingold legislation?
Thomas Patterson (not Larry Sabato) and John Zaller offer two very different explanations of patterns in news coverage. First outline three patterns of news coverage that Patterson identifies and Patterson’s explanation for them. Then use Zaller’s theory to explain those same patterns. Which explanation (Patterson’s or Zaller’s) do you think has more validity in your view? Why?
To what extent are citizens mindless “victims” of the media’s “primordial power” to influence citizens through such mechanisms as priming and framing?