What is the meaning of scapegoat ? & what do people gain from scapegoating ?

1.

a person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others, especially for reasons of expediency.

(in the Bible) a goat sent into the wilderness after the Jewish chief priest had symbolically laid the sins of the people upon it

Explanation:

citizens get the vast majority of their political and governmental information from the media, which includes television, print journalism, radio, and now the internet. the media play an important role in connecting people to government.

the answer is b: an economic crisis throughout the country.