Describe what is meant by the term punctuated equilibria.
What will be an ideal response?
A period of major policymaking activity that tends to be followed by a period in which policies are rationalized, consolidated, or perhaps terminated. Frank Baumgartner and Bryan D. Jones coined this term.
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Identify the most important compromises achieved by the delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787
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The differences in voter turnout in the United States ______.
A. are explained completely by individual differences in resources and psychological involvement B. are explained completely by the institutional context in which elections are conducted C. are explained by individual differences in resources as well as the institutional context of elections D. have largely disappeared since the United States implemented a system of mandatory voting with the goal of improving policy outcomes
The European Union is a somewhat more __________ entity than the UN, at a regional level
A) nationalist B) unified C) supranational D) marketable
What was “Operation Wetback” in the 1950s?
a. The U.S. government deported over one million Mexican immigrants (and some Mexican Americans) from California, Texas, and Arizona. b. The U.S. government allowed over one million Mexican immigrants to enter California, Texas, and Arizona. c. The U.S. government deported over three million Mexican immigrants (and some Mexican Americans) from California, Texas, and Arizona. d. The U.S. government allowed over two million Mexican immigrants to enter California, Texas, and Arizona.