According to Russell Neuman, the "paradox of mass politics" is that the American political system works as well as it does despite __________
a. the public's lack of knowledge about politics
b. the public's lack of consensus on matters of public policy
c. the growing polarization of public opinion
d. politicians' overreliance on public opinion polls
a
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The 2006 Israeli incursion into Lebanon is an example of which theory of war?
a. previous-war b. democratic peace c. balance of power d. hierarchy of power e. security dilemma
Which president coined the term “bully pulpit” and used his power to break up corporate monopolies and increase the acreage of national parks?
a. William McKinley b. Abraham Lincoln c. Theodore Roosevelt d. Franklin D. Roosevelt e. Harry Truman
Americans for Democratic Action (ADA) rates members of the House and Senate based on their voting records and how they agree with the group's agenda. This rating system is known as
A. "heroes and zeros." B. "winners and losers." C. "up and down." D. "angels and devils." E. "good and bad."
At the conventional level of moral development, the individual
a. interprets actions as "right" and "wrong" in terms of standards established by a relevant social group. b. has freely chosen a set of moral principles. c. sees morality as a legalistic phenomenon. d. behaves so as to avoid punishment and receive praise.