Explain the preservation view of environmental policy. Give an example of a policy that reflects that view, and explain how it does so.
What will be an ideal response?
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The Pew Research Center surveyed 38 nations to determine world opinion about the United States (see the box feature "Compared to What?"). In which of the following nations were ratings of the United States particularly high?
a. Argentina b. China c. Egypt d. Israel
The purpose of the convention system favored by the Jacksonians in 1824 was
a. to make it easier to elect a president. b. to discourage frontloading by various states. c. to make the process more democratic. d. to ensure that only two political parties would participate. e. to create the Electoral College as a method of electing presidents.
As the courts and legislatures cleared the books of laws that legalized racial discrimination, affirmative action developed in the 1970s as a new tactic. What was its purpose?
a. It required that the employment process be color-blind and that race not be mentioned. b. It required that the federal government’s agencies approve all employment decisions to ensure compliance. c. It intentionally encouraged lawsuits against private companies as a way of bringing them into compliance. d. It created a remedy for discriminatory hiring practices of the past and present whereby preference, in certain circumstances, could be given to minorities. e. It created policies that made it more difficult to hire or promote a white employee.
__________ provides an opportunity for bridging the inherent conflict between different branches of government, such as the president and Congress
a. Democratic government b. Federalist government c. Partisan government d. Unified government