What is the media's most important role in a democracy?
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a. providing the public with access to elected officials
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b. political candidates who best represent the american
public get elected
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c. informing voters about candidates, policies, and other matters on
the public agenda
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d. ensuring the public does not violate the bill of rights

The correct answer is C, Informing voters about candidates, policies, and other matters on the public agenda.

Explanation:

The media is important for democracy because it provides information about the public power so citizens can check if it's fulfilling its duties.

Public information is essential for public discussion. Without public discussion and decision about political matters there can be no democracy. Democracy is more than voting; it is public decision making. Without the informative and investigative role of the media there can be no real informed public discussion.

answer: in october 1962, an american u-2 spy plane secretly photographed nuclear missile sites being built by the soviet union on the island of cuba. president kennedy did not want the soviet union and cuba to know that he had discovered the missiles. he met in secret with his advisors for several days to discuss the problem.

explanation:

the graph shows the spread of railways in the 1800s.

based on the graph, the conclusion that can be drawn about germany is answer d)   by 1880, germany had more rail lines than great britain and russia.