What are the four main theories of the presidency, and which do you think best explains the Obama presidency?
What will be an ideal response?
Students should outline and explain the persuasion, rhetoric, administrative, and “two presidencies” theories, providing examples as appropriate. They should then make a clear argument about which one theory (or combination of theories) best helps describe the Obama presidency and provide clear evidence from the text for this argument.
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Special districts that overlay existing general-purpose local governments usually address three general categories of deficiencies. Which of the items below are not considered a deficiency?
a. Technical conditions b. Financial constraints c. Federal revenue sharing funds d. Political explanations
The text indicates that __________ is a unique aspect of bureaucracy in the United States
A) government economic ownership B) control by political appointees C) limited funding D) sharing functions with state and local governments E) lack of public scrutiny
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. For China, the rise of a market system alongside a one-party regime has led to a weakening of its institutions due to corruption. 2. The dictator’s dilemma is when an authoritarian ruler’s repression creates fear, which then breeds uncertainty about how much support the ruler has. 3. All supreme rulers have followers who constantly glorify the ruler and attempt to turn his every utterance into not only government fiat but also divine wisdom. 4. Iran is a prime example of a regime with a leader who has a personality cult.
One thing holding back political participation by Latinos is that?
A. ?the Civil Rights Act of 1964 only applied to African Americans. B. ?many are immigrants and not yet citizens. C. ?ballots are only available in English. D. ?political parties refuse to address issues important to them. E. ?All of these choices are true.