Earmarks are popular for all of the following reasons EXCEPT ______.

a. constituents benefit from them
b. representatives can use them to claim credit for bringing money home
c. representatives can increase their chances of reelection because of them
d. they put the needs of a few beneficiaries ahead of the needs of the nation as a whole


d. they put the needs of a few beneficiaries ahead of the needs of the nation as a whole

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a. Supplemental Security Income b. Aid to Families with Dependent Children c. Medicare d. Medicaid

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Describe and analyze ruling elite theory and pluralism. In what ways do both help explain the nature and outcome of politics in the United States?

What will be an ideal response?

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Which of these is the best strategy for policy makers to use to create better policy on a particular issue?

a. follow what the opinion polls state regarding the issue b. balance opinion polls with their own knowledge on the issue c. set up stricter opinion polling guidelines to ensure greater reliability d. disregard opinion polls since the public has little policy making expertise

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