The constructivist view is premised on the idea that _____
a. collective action is harder to explain than individual action
b. the dominant principles of political society evolve through time
c. human nature provides us with a set of correct normative judgments
d. people have a tendency to disengage from politics when they are doing well financially
Correct Answer: b
You might also like to view...
Which of the following factors contributes to income inequality?
A. The rising premium attached to jobs requiring a higher education. B. The decline of high-wage manufacturing jobs. C. The decline of unions. D. Tax and spending policies that disproportionately favor the well-off. E. All of these are correct.
One measure taken immediately after the conclusion of the Cuban Missile Crisis was
a. the negotiation of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT). b. the installation of a hotline enabling immediate communication between Moscow and Washington. c. the lifting of the blockade of Berlin. d. the founding of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Totalitarian regimes share all of the following characteristics EXCEPT a(n)
a. official ideology. b. secret police. c. tightly controlled military. d. decentralized approach to the economy. e. media monopoly.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Political ideology and party identification are closely related but distinct concepts. 2. One main difference between Republicans and Democrats in the assignment and selection of delegates is that the Republicans include the use of superdelegates, while Democrats do not. 3. In the current party system, the Republican Party’s base has been shifting away from the Northeast and toward the rapidly growing South. 4. In the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the winner of the presidency did not win a majority of the popular vote.