One critique that pluralists make of the public as a whole is that
A) subgroups within the public do not express opinions on specific matters.
B) the public simplifies complex issues into too-neat, easy solutions.
C) the public tends to overwhelmingly focus on a handful of policy issues and ignore the rest.
D) the public seldom demonstrates clear, consistent opinions on daily issues of government.
E) public opinion has moved increasingly against minority rights in recent decades.
D
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Which of the following best explains the reason for continued public support for Social Security?
a. Social Security provides funds only to those people whose income falls below a certain level when they retire. b. Social Security provides funds to retirees who paid into the system, and it serves as a safety net to reduce poverty among seniors. c. Social Security provides options for seniors to invest in private markets to supplement retirement income. d. Social Security provides health care coverage to all seniors when they retire.
_______________is an event that illustrates the concepts of both sensitivity and vulnerability
a. Dropping the atomic bomb c. The Asian financial crisis b. The end of the cold war d. 9/11
A top-two primary does which of the following?
a. It pits all the candidates against each other, regardless of party affiliation, and the two with the most votes become the candidates for election. b. It pits only the top two candidates from each party against each other. c. It pits only the top two candidates who have polled the highest against each other. d. It pits all the candidates against each other, from a single party, and the two with the most votes become the candidates for election.
The Constitution's doctrine of "privileged speech" has been interpreted by the Supreme Court to mean