When the American people feel that the federal bureaucracy has failed, the president acts as a ______ for public outrage.
a. shaking stick
b. focal point
c. lightning rod
d. point of protest
c. lightning rod
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The philosophy of civil disobedience suggests that there is value to
A. protesting against laws that are not enforced by civil authorities. B. peacefully violating the law. C. violating all laws with respect to civility. D. protesting in a legal manner, with respect for civil authority. E. using violence when laws are not conducive to civil society.
Historically, California's transportation policy
a. regulates the automobile b. accommodates the automobile. c. levies taxes for highways. d. slowly approves mass transit.
The simple model of democratic peace theory largely has been
a. discredited. b. proven accurate. c. incorporated into the foreign policies of many countries. d. widely accepted by democracies.
The prediction that democracy is more likely to survive as countries develop and become richer is made via ______.
A. the modernization theory B. the survival story C. the exit, voice, and loyalty theory D. inclusion