What are U.S. state–society relations? Provide an example of their influence on a particular policy.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers should describe U.S. state–society relations as the interactions between government and private actors in shaping foreign policy. Answers should discuss the many non-state factors in the United States, including NGOs, public opinion, and political parties. Answers could provide examples, addressing issues such as the ways in which public opinion constrains U.S. involvement in military affairs, as in Vietnam and humanitarian interventions during the 1990s.
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A system in which many groups make themselves heard and felt somewhere in the policy process is
A) pluralistic. B) direct democracy. C) hyperpluralistic. D) elitist. E) bureaucratic.
When did Congress create the Environmental Protection Agency?
a. 1950 b. 1960 c. 1970 d. 1980 e. 1990
Do you believe that pluralism or elite theory is the more accurate description of American politics? Why?
What will be an ideal response?
Though never explicitly intended, which of the following has been a positive benefit of the competition for power between the two major parties?
a. Competition has been successful in keeping the government weak and under control. b. The struggles between the two parties have kept third parties from confusing the goals of democracy. c. Competition has proven to be a significant check against tyranny. d. The two parties have been able to retain control of the government in the proper hands. e. Most observers doubt that there are any positive benefits from political parties.