Which of these techniques is used to influence which candidates win office?
a. lobbying
b. posting
c. franking
d. electioneering
d. electioneering
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Which amendment gave Congress the power to levy and collect taxes on incomes without apportioning them among the states?
a. Seventeenth b. Sixteenth c. Fourteenth d. Tenth
Suppose a company wants to build a factory that will dump pollutants into the river. The company needs certain permissions from the government and wants tax breaks because they are bringing in jobs. The community is very much against this new environmental hazard and protests loudly. Many citizens are calling their state and federal legislators to say they don’t want the factory to be built. If the neopluralist philosophy holds true, which of the following is likely to happen?
a. Because business interests are privileged, the company will receive the permissions and tax breaks it is seeking. b. The citizens will soon tire of arguing against the inevitable and will reconcile themselves to the factory. c. To effect this change, these citizens will need to band together with a large, wealthy environmental lobbying group. d. Because the public cares so much about the issue, politicians may be reluctant to defy their constituents
The gathering and analysis of voting results in an election to determine why citizens voted for particular candidates would be an example of which task of political science?
a. Theoretical integration b. Ethical concern c. Empirical understanding d. Prudential or wise judgment
Explain three ways in which a market may fail.
What will be an ideal response?