Discuss the logic behind the Bush "surge" in Iraq and its goals. Explain whether the same processes were at work in the Obama administration's surge in Iraq.
What will be an ideal response?
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The term nation-state refers to the merging of smaller countries with different cultural values under the rulership of a larger, dominant nation
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Informal networks sharing a common viewpoint, working to promote (or resist) certain political, economic, or social changes and engaging in activities such as mass protests are known as
a. advocacy groups. b. interest groups. c. attentive public. d. iron triangles. e. social movements.
What are the major agents of political socialization and how do they affect political views? Which one overall is most important? Why?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Despite a representative democracy at the national level, the United States experiences direct democracy across all state governments. 2. Arrow’s theorem shows us that elections cannot be the perfect means of making decisions. 3. Kenneth Arrow was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1972. 4. Democracy quite literally means “rule by the elites.”