The two major parties squeeze out third-party competition by ______.

a. threatening them with violence
b. co-opting their ideas
c. banning them from appearing on ballots
d. blocking their access to professional consultants


b. co-opting their ideas

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Which of the following statements about the South African president's appointment powers is NOT true?

a. The president appoints the cabinet. b. The president appoints the deputy president. c. The president appoints members of the judiciary although his discretion in this regard is limited by constitutional provisions. d. The president's appointment powers have increasingly been used to reward political allies. e. The president appoints provisional governors.

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Which of the following led most directly to Texas declaring its independence from Mexico?

What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following statements would support an argument for the use of public opinion polling to set public policy?

a. Americans tend to support government policies that make their economic positions worse. b. Most Americans do not know what goes on in the world. c. In a democracy, the people must have their voice heard by those in government. d. Repeated surveys of the same Americans have found that their responses to policy questions seem to change randomly.

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