Trial balloons are used for which of the following?
a. avoiding a political reaction
b. assessing a political reaction
c. exposing media bias
d. limiting media bias—
b
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SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Charles A. Gallagher asserts that certain empirical factors can possibly be used as indicators of how color-blind the United States is as a nation. Which factors could contribute to an empirical understanding of the nation as color-blind?
A. immigration success rates B. occupational advancement C. upward mobility D. equal treatment in the public sphere
The term iron triangle refers to the relationship between
a. the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the federal government. b. interest groups, congressional committees, and government agencies. c. federal, state, and local governments. d. the military, the president, and the State Department. e. the federal government, the governments of its allies, and multinational institutions.
The system by which legislative seats are awarded to a party in proportion to the vote that party wins in an election is called what type of representation?
A. Majority B. Proportional C. Bipartisan D. Electoral E. Common
Which best explains the differences between historians and political scientists?
a. Historians look for generalizations, while political scientists are reluctant to generalize. b. Historians are somewhat more reluctant to generalize, while political scientists look for generalizations. c. Historians are much more likely to look for comparisons than political scientists are. d. Historians tend to focus on nature-based explanations, while political scientists focus on nurture-based explanations.