Harold Lasswell defines politics as __________.
A. relationships among people involving power and authority
B. a process of who gets what, when, and how
C. the distribution of a society's wealth
D. determining why elite groups have access to more benefits
Answer: B
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If demographic groups participated in proportion to the population percentage, __________
a. Americans would elect more third party candidates. b. Overall, collective opinion would change very little. c. Collective opinion would be more economically conservative. d. Collective opinion would be more socially liberal. e. There would be consensus on most political issues.
Why has the Austin city council had one Hispanic member and one African-American member for the past few decades?
A) Such a system was mandated by a U.S. Supreme Court decision. B) Such a system was mandated by a Texas Supreme Court decision. C) The single-member district system encourages such an outcome. D) The proportional representation system encourages such an outcome. E) There has been an informal "gentleman's agreement" in place that reserves one seat for a Hispanic member and one seat for an African-American member.
One of the weaknesses of the procedural model of democracy is that
A) it does not provide clear criteria on which to judge whether a government is democratic.
B) its reliance on rules may lead to rigidity and inefficiency.
C) it neglects the standards of classic Greek democracy.
D) it permits policies that violate standards of substantive democracy.
E) too much attention is paid to protecting minority rights.
The signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement has had a significant impact on the economies of __________
a. the United States, Mexico, and Canada b. the United States, Canada, and Greenland c. the United States and Cuba d. the United States and Panama