Which of the following is an example of the positive effect media has on the american system of government?
a. they entertain people and take their minds off government waste.
b. they the american public monitor and influence government officials.
c. they research current issues and report directly to federal, executive, and legislative groups.
d. they focus on specific leaders that have a crucial role in producing change.

the historians cited in the article all agree with one another about the cause of the civil war. despite coming from different backgrounds and cultures, the historians agree that slavery was the root cause of the civil war. the fact that all these historiansgenerally agree with one another makes their shared viewpoints more reliable and valid, especially because the historians have different backgrounds and all work for the well-respected institutions of howard university, clemson university, and the university of colorado.