Interest groups are often defended as a check on __________, or the tendency of democratic governments to allow the faint preferences of the masses to prevail over the intense feelings of minorities
a. majoritarianism
b. constitutionalism
c. federalism
d. libertarianism
Answer: a
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a. gather mass audiences to sell to advertisers b. inform the public at any cost c. provide jobs for the intellectual elite d. convince viewers to vote for certain candidates
Compared to those who didn't attend college, college graduates __________
a. have higher levels of political knowledge b. are more supportive of increasing taxes to fund social welfare programs c. have lower levels of internal political efficacy d. have more conservative views on social issues Answer: a
Hereditary rule by one person is known as __________
A) a monarchy B) a republic C) institutionalization D) a state
The effective range of a measure helps in determining a measure's
A) length. B) cost. C) test-retest reliability. D) appropriateness for a particular group of participants.