What is the main purpose of the responsible party model?
a. It weakens the link between voters and officials.
b. It allows voters to hold members of their party accountable.
c. It makes campaigns less negative and more informative.
d. It keeps the legislature from being too divided and gridlocked.
b. It allows voters to hold members of their party accountable.
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Which of the following statements is true about criminals being sentenced to death in Texas?
a. Criminals who commit property crimes in Texas are given capital punishment. b. Criminals are mostly given the death penalty, as the sentence of life without parole has been abolished. c. Criminals who were below the age of 17 when the crime was committed cannot be executed in Texas. d. Repeat offenders cannot be sentenced to death if they have already served 40 years in prison.
Each major decision-making approach fails to account for ______.
a. defining goals b. bargaining c. crises d. calculating consequences
One of the fundamental problems for government is reconciling preferences because ______.
A. our preferences are generally closely linked to self-interest B. the preferences most Americans hold are based on religious values C. a diversity of preferences is natural among citizens D. there are usually only one or two dominant interests in society
Environmental policy in the United Kingdom a. is solely promoted by the British Green party
b. has begun to reflect a cross-party consensus since the 2013–2014 floods. c. prioritizes urban environmental issues over rural ones due to the Coalition Government's urban bias. d. reflects a tension between a growing desire of British citizens to think green and the country's anti-regulatory bias. e. supports fracking.