Identify the three principal actors in an iron triangle, and indicate their relationships.
What will be an ideal response?
The interest groups need access to Congress and to the administrative agencies who serve their members. Likewise, the agencies need support (budget, legislation) from Congress and use interest group support to obtain it. Congress members want to be reelected and need effective programs that serve their constituencies, as well as support (including financial support) from interest groups.
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The main weakness of the case study method in comparative
political analysis is that: a. it does not offer detail and depth. b. it is difficult to find appropriate case studies. c. it requires the researcher to be fluent in the language of the country being studied. d. it allows researchers to be confident about their results for the country they studied, but not to generalize beyond it with any assurance.
The meaning of the word __________ is "rule by the many."
Fill in the blank with the right word.
Absolute advantage ____________ comparative advantage.
a. also implies b. never implies c. sometimes implies d. is the same as
Except in the few counties using a unit system, the construction and maintenance of county roads and bridges is the responsibility of _____
a. the county judge b. individual county commissioners c. the assessor-collector of taxes d. the county engineer e. the county clerk