The subfield of __________studies major thinkers and attempts to define the good polity
a. public administration
b. comparative politics
c. public policy
d. political theory
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In Engel v. Vitale, the Supreme Court held that
A. it violates the establishment clause for government to compose official prayers. B. it violates the free exercise clause for government to compose official prayers. C. it violates the establishment clause for government to support school vouchers. D. it violates the free exercise clause for government to support school vouchers. E. it is constitutional for government to sponsor school prayer if it is voluntary.
Collectivism is the term applied to the
a. governing philosophy supporting the United Kingdom's participation in the European Union. b. belief that ordinary citizens should take control over their lives and shift the balance of power downward from the state to communities and individual citizens. c. support for trade unionism in the United Kingdom. d. consensus that drove politics in the postwar period and presupposed that the state should take on more responsibility for economic governance and social welfare provisions. e. consensus that the British government should take control of its defense industries in order to successfully wage war during war time conditions.
Which of the following represents an advantage of straight-ticket voting?
a. It reduces ballot fatigue. b. It ensures a two-party system. c. It circumvents non-partisan positions. d. It gives votes of third parties more power.
Public policy is an output of a political system designed to
a. encourage economic development in a particular country. b. alter some aspect of political, economic, or social conditions. c. relate to international relations, national security, and defense. d. improve economic, social, and political conditions within a country. e. reduce poverty by making the wealth in a particular society less unequal.