A border established around urban areas to control development is known as ______.
a. a low-density control
b. an urban growth boundary
c. a development restriction boundary
d. an urban boundary area
b. an urban growth boundary
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The actions that government undertakes to accomplish common tasks are collectively known as
a. federal actions. b. public policy. c. judicial review. d. legislative statutes.
A long-standing proponent of the balanced budget amendment is
a. Ben Bernanke b. Orrin Hatch c. Timothy Geithner d. Henry Paulson
Which of the following is a major criticism of the winner-take-all electoral system?
A) It emphasizes political parties at the expense of individual candidates. B) It tends to magnify the legislative power of major parties while greatly diminishing the chances of minor parties. C) It causes a pronounced tendency toward party decentralization. D) It makes forming a national consensus more difficult. E) It encourages the emergence of single-issue splinter parties.
The European political philosophers whose writings influenced the concepts of liberty and government contained in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution belonged to the intellectual and cultural movement known as
a. the Reformation. b. the Renaissance. c. the Enlightenment. d. Realpolitik. e. the Great Awakening.