__________ refers to communicating with government officials to persuade them to support a particular policy decision
a. Exposé
b. Think tank
c. Lobbying
d. Disturbance theory
c
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Which best describes the difference between a one-party system and a one-party dominant system?
a. In a one-party system, the party is ideological, coercive, and destructive of autonomous groups. In a one-party dominant system, it is less ideological and does not desire to destroy autonomous groups. b. In one-party dominant systems, only one party exists. In one-party systems, other political parties are not banned, and smaller parties may even receive a sizable percentage of the vote combined, but one party always wins elections and controls the government. c. In a one-party dominant system, the party is ideological, coercive, and destructive of autonomous groups. In a one-party system, it is less ideological and does not desire to destroy autonomous groups. d. In one-party systems, one large party controls the political system but small parties exist and may even compete in elections. In one-party dominant systems, different parties control the government at different times, but one party always controls all branches of government, i.e., there is never divided government. e. In one-party systems, only one party exists. In one-party dominant systems, other political parties are not banned, and smaller parties may even receive a sizable percentage of the vote combined, but one party always wins elections and controls the government.
Which of the following helps explain the rise in party cohesion and unity since the 1970s?
a. Gerrymandering b. Increased number of party-line votes c. Changes in the ideological composition of the two major parties d. Changes in the amount of control the president has over foreign policy decisions
Social democracy
a. is entirely different and incompatible with liberal democracy b. is illiberal and anti-democratic by definition c. is an important variant of communist regimes d. is an important variant of liberal democracy