Which of the following best describes the death penalty in the United States?
a. All death penalty cases are handled by the federal government.
b. Some states allow the death penalty and others do not.
c. All states allow the death penalty.
d. In 2013, the Supreme Court ruled that all death penalty statutes are unconstitutional.
b
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Which of the following is an example of a collective action problem in politics?
a. inability to agree b. conformity c. party platform d. compromise
In American politics, position issues normally have the effect of ______.
A. bringing members of all parties together in the spirit of accomplishing mutual goals B. splitting the parties into warring factions C. creating distance between the candidates of the two major parties D. making some issues so politically toxic that neither party wants to address them
Identify an example of the time and cost involved for a company to get approval to construct a nuclear power plant.
What will be an ideal response?
Discuss the American tradition of representative government. What were its colonial origins? How did it contribute to a rupture with the British Empire? How did it initially hinder the development of a national government following independence? Is representative government as strong today as it was when the Constitution was formed? Why or why not?
What will be an ideal response?