Following a successful election, the opportunity to clean house of one’s opponents and install supporters in their place is referred to as the ______ system.
a. patronage
b. merit
c. spoils
d. insider
c. spoils
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Edmund Burke's support for the Declaration of Independence is an example of a representative acting as a trustee instead of following public opinion
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which term refers to the redrawing of a district's boundaries?
What will be an ideal response?
What is the aim of policy evaluation?
a. To identify important issues b. To assess the policy and whether it is working c. To build an agenda d. To adopt and implement a policy e. To raise public awareness
According to the text, Thomas Hobbes and David Hume
a. agreed with John Locke about natural law. b. were skeptical of human reason. c. did not think that people were passionate enough about freedom. d. were influenced by the thinking of James Madison. e. were influenced by the thinking of Alexis de Tocqueville.