In both pluralism and elitism, government actions are produced by __________.
A. forces generally external to the government
B. irrational, corrupt forces
C. the consensus of society
D. manipulations of a corporate elite
Answer: A
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Some people think the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is ethnocentric for all of the following reasons except
a. in claiming to be universal, it actually reflects Western definitions of human rights. b. some societies have legally codified differences based on cultural categories such as ethnicity and gender. c. they see the West as hypocritical; for example, the U.S. death penalty and restrictions on the clothing of Muslim school girls in France. d. the legacy of colonialism causes many in developing countries to respond negatively to actions they see as initiated by former colonial powers. e. they reject the existence of a general agreement that all people should be able to live healthy and productive lives without unreasonable discrimination.
Which of the following is not true?
a. Libertarians value freedom above equality. b. Liberals value equality more than order. c. Conservatives value freedom more than equality. d. Communitarians value freedom more than order. e. Libertarians value freedom over order.
Research shows that public- and private-sector employees are ______ in terms of overall competence.
a. drastically different b. undervalued c. important d. about the same