What term is defined as a consistent set of beliefs that forms a person's general philosophy regarding the proper goals, purposes, functions, and size of government?
a. political culture
b. political ideology
c. political socialization
d. political theory
b
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Which of the following statements regarding the existence of interest groups is true?
A. Public-interest groups and civil rights make up a large percentage of interest groups lobbying Congress. B. Interest group leaders are from the lower socioeconomic groups. C. Interest groups demonstrate the validity of the elite theory model of the U.S. political system. D. Interest groups can be problematic for democracy because members of the middle or upper classes often dominate them. E. Interest groups are required by the Constitution.
Over recent decades, research on partisan identification has found
A) ?an increase in Democrats. B) ?an increase in Republicans. C) ?an equal decrease in Democrats and Republicans. D) ?an stable increase in Republicans and Democrats. E) ?an decrease in independents.
After the economic collapse of 2008,
a. the administration of George W. Bush took no economic action. b. the administration of George W. Bush took over two automobile companies and seized bailed banks. c. the administration of George W. Bush purchased the nation's largest insurance company (AIG). d. Both options (b) and (c) are true.
What is one area in which the American separation of powers is especially unusual?
a. It is rare for the president to hold veto power over the legislature. b. It is rare for the legislative and executive branches to overlap so much. c. It is rare for the legislature to have the power to impeach the president. d. It is rare for the legislature and executive branches to check each other so strongly.