Briefly describe how California's official policies counteract or defy the Trump administration in the areas of immigration policy and/or environmental policy.
What will be an ideal response?
Varies. Whereas the Trump administration continues to deny the importance of climate change, Governor Jerry Brown has signed onto subnational agreements such as Under2MOU, an agreement by regional leaders to keep global climate change under 2°C. On immigration, lawmakers have denounced the proposed (federal) border wall, provided state funds to defend undocumented immigrants in deportation proceedings, and declared the state a "sanctuary" for nonviolent immigrants, meaning that officials are prohibited from spending their resources to help federal agents enforce deportations of nonviolent undocumented persons.
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What distinguishes interest groups from political parties?
a. only parties mobilize voters at election time b. only parties raise money c. only parties engage in efforts to influence public policy d. only parties nominate candidates for public office
Which of the following about Russian public and semipublic institutions is NOT true?
a. Despite privatization, public or semipublic ownership of firms continues in some economic sectors including television, energy, and telecommunications. b. While private clinics and hospitals have emerged, a state-run system of medical care is still in place. c. A large portion of the country's housing is municipally owned. d. Russia's universities remain largely public institutions funded chiefly through the state. e. The executives of most public and semipublic institutions, especially those in the economic sector, are appointed through politically independent boards.
The overall effect of the information revolution __________
a. is almost nonexistent b. is decentralizing and leveling c. is decentralizing but creates a less level playing field d. is to strengthen hierarchies
Bureaucracy is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT ______.
a. merit-based advancement b. hierarchy c. worker specialization d. explicit rules e. flexible goals