Which is a tenet of pluralism?
a. Only wealthy interests have influence over government decisions.
b. Government decisions reflect the preferences of elites.
c. All salient issues will be represented in government.
d. Policy makers care more about public opinion than interest groups' preferences
c
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America's democracy is characterized by
A. greater than 90 percent participation by the citizenry in elections.
B. majority rule and protections for minority rights.
C. absolute equality amongst all citizens.
D. absolute power being exercised by a single person.
E. None of these answers is correct.
The phrase power vertical refers to the idea that
a. a single party or party bloc should dominate politics. b. there should exist an integrated and hierarchal structure of executive power ranging from the national to the local level. c. political power should flow upward from "the people.". d. federal officials should be free to interfere with regional politics. e. regional governments should have some say in the making of federal policy and the federal government should have some say in the making of regional policy.
Compared to the rest of the country, voter turnout in Texas is
A) higher than the national average. B) about the same as the national average. C) lower than the national average. D) not calculated.
Which of the following is a legal status some states give to same-sex couples that provide rights, responsibilities, and benefits similar to those of opposite-sex marriages?
A. civil unions
B. queer nation
C. ACT-UP
D. LGBT