An interest group that has a strong commitment to a certain political philosophy is called a(n)
a. public interest group.
b. ideological interest group.
c. philosophical interest group.
d. think tank.
e. union shop.
ANS: B
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A federal system is one characterized by
A. only one level of government above the local level. B. two levels of government above the local level, both with equal sovereignty. C. sovereign states that retain their powers, but agree to coordinate their activities in certain respects. D. no local government, and equally powerful national and state government.
The comparative method
a. seeks to explain political outcomes by looking at the effects of individual political actors and gaining an understanding of their decision-making process. b. combines aspects of most similar and most different studies by looking at sets of similar cases, each set coming from a particular region, and then comparing the findings across different regions. c. is a research design which seeks to understand the effects of a particular dependent variable by examining a small number of cases. d. is a project that examines a particular research question in a case that exhibits characteristics very different from a generally-known pattern. Understanding why such an "outlier" exists may give researchers new insight into the topic of their study. e. is a logical process in which existing general laws are used to explain specific events.
The democratic uprising in Tunisia sparked the 2011 movement known as the _______________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
In speaking of Russia, which of the following declared, “Yeltsin drunk is better than most of the alternatives sober”?
a. Bill Clinton. b. Ronald Reagan. c. George H. W. Bush. d. George W. Bush.