Voting data indicate that the attitudes and preferences of voters and nonvoters are substantially similar. Wealthier citizens are three times more likely as the disadvantaged to contact elected officials. Political leaders are thus more likely to hear about the concerns of the wealthy, such as taxes, government spending, and the budget.
What will be an ideal response?
THE IMPACT OF PARTICIPATION PATTERNS ON POLICY
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Entitlement programs are an example of controllable governmental expenditures
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Which of the following informal gubernatorial powers allows a governor to be well positioned to gain political capital?
a. Head of State b. Public opinion c. Mass media attention d. Partisan balance in the legislature
A legal contract between management and labor under which management agrees to require all newly hired employees either to join a union or pay representations fees to a union is a
a. labor shop. b. closed shop. c. right-to-work shop. d. contracted shop. e. union shop.
The primary responsibility of Congressional Oversight Panel is to:
A. Oversee the actions of individual members of Congress B. Review and monitor federal programs and activities, as well as policy C. Attend to the Constitutional right of Congress to review and monitor federal activities D. Enforce the enactment of bills and legislation E. Using the authority of the executive branch to review federal programs