Which of the following best describes the concept of group identity?
a. An established organization through which individuals express their voting preferences
b. An informal gathering of people that temporarily band together to support specific causes
c. A sense of common cause with other citizens with shared personal traits
d. A shared sense of the “us versus them” dichotomy
c. A sense of common cause with other citizens with shared personal traits
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Responsibilities of the political executive include all of the following EXCEPT
A. enacting legislation. B. carrying out policy. C. establishing a climate of trust and confidence in the political system. D. recruitment.
An agreement made by the president or the president's representative, usually without congressional involvement, with another country is known as
a. a treaty. b. an executive agreement. c. a presidential decision directive. d. an executive order. e. a covenant.
Outside lobbying does NOT include
A. developing and maintaining close contacts with policymakers. B. rousing citizens to contact their elected officials and express their support. C. targeting group resources on key election races. D. pushing their message through public relations and advertising. E. the use of campaign contributions to legislators who favor the interest group.
In Perpetual Peace, Immanuel Kant outlined the basis of the theory of democratic peace, which states that
a. democratic leaders are constrained by the public from initiating foreign wars. b. democratic leaders initiate conflict abroad to divert the public's attention from domestic problems. c. democratic leaders can act more quickly to prevent wars from erupting. d. democracies are more likely to go to war against other democracies.