Which is necessary to ensure that the government’s use of suasion (persuasion) is an effective instrument of policy?
A. government legitimacy
B. government negotiations with global markets
C. the president’s effective use of the “bully pulpit”
D. government regulations
A. government legitimacy
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In your American government class, you are discussing shifts in public opinion
You are asked to imagine that a recent Pew Research Center poll reported a sudden drop of 40 percentage points in the trust level that Americans have for their government. What explanation would you offer to decipher this sudden drop? a. The poll must be an indication that the public is unhappy because economic conditions are bad. b. The poll must be a reflection of people's fuzzy thinking, which occasionally turns particularly negative. c. The poll, obviously, must be exhibiting sampling error. d. The poll must be an illustration of the paradox often referred to as the miracle of aggregation. e. The poll must be a reaction to recent events that have so disturbed the public that the opinions of many were pushed in the same direction all at once.
How often are members of the House of Representatives chosen
Most Americans believe that
a. the needs of the individual should be subordinate to those of the community. b. everyone should enjoy equal opportunities for personal and material success. c. the government should provide free healthcare for all citizens. d. the government rather than industry should be responsible for national economic development. e. Congress rather than the President should determine foreign policy.
In 1919, the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified—a victory for the Prohibition Party. This illustrates the influence of
a. alcohol vendors. b. churches. c. minor parties. d. women. e. courts.