Critics of social welfare spending have long argued that antipoverty policies
A) made poverty more attractive by removing incentives to work.
B) would be more successful if they were provided with better funding.
C) had been generally successful, but had not lived up to their promise and therefore should be discontinued.
D) fail because of bureaucratic cultures that oppose them.
E) would achieve most of their goals, given the proper amount of time to work.
A
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In the Comparative Political Analysis section, Arend Lijphart
concludes that: a. people live better in majoritarian democracies than in consensus democracies. b. people live better in consensus democracies than in majoritarian democracies. c. women are more likely to be elected to office in majoritarian democracies. d. citizens were more satisfied with political performance in majoritarian democracies.
Which of the following statements is true of the due process clause?
A) It is set out in the Third Amendment to the Constitution. B) It has two aspects, procedural and substantive. C) It states that Congress is the ultimate interpreter of the Constitution. D) It protects the rights of the majority over that of the minority. E) It includes two clauses, the establishment clause and the free exercise clause.
Which of the following is a reason why conservatives typically argue against excessive government intervention in the economy?
a. They believe addressing questions of morality is more important. b. They believe such action contradicts America’s traditional concept of political culture. c. They fear it would prevent the government from guaranteeing specific procedural outcomes. d. They see the government as incompetent in economic matters. e. They fear it may lead to the rise of widespread authoritarian populist movements.
The _________ cast doubts on the virtues of U.S. foreign policy even as the nation fought successfully against fascism and communism in the twentieth century.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).