In Mills's model, which statements are true about the power elite?
It is a conspiracy against elected political leaders.
It operates as a self-conscious, cohesive unit.
It functions as community of common interest among a small number of influential people.
It is composed of similar types of people who interact regularly with one another.
It operates as a self-conscious, cohesive unit.
It functions as community of common interest among a small number of influential people.
It is composed of similar types of people who interact regularly with one another.
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A) reducing the number of courts. B) establishing a merit system for selecting judges. C) merging the two supreme courts. D) setting the number of justices on each bench at seven. E) vesting all appellate jurisdiction in the newly created Texas Supreme Court.
Legitimation is the stage of policy making in which ______.
A. proposals are developed for actions that could be taken to resolve a problem B. programs are implemented and funds expended C. legal force is given to a policy proposal and the public accepts the policy D. problem definitions are analyzed to determine their legitimacy
Walter Lippman's view of the press was ______.
A. holding politicians accountable for all of their actions B. providing the information a good citizen needed to know to function in a democracy C. engaging in muckraking so that the endemic corruption would be exposed and citizens should be cynical of their government D. working closely with politicians to gently lead the public in the right direction on the most important matters of public policy
Which of the following is NOT a force that helped to create a booming market for single-family homes, altering the fate of cities?
a. The Great Depression b. World War II c. Home-building innovations d. Highway systems