What lessons about public opinion can we draw from The Federalist Papers?
A. Public opinion can easily be swayed by skillful arguments.
B. American public opinion from the beginning has been treated as a political force to alternatively be shaped, mollified, or exploited.
C. During the earliest days of the republic, political elites paid little attention to public preferences since most of the nation was illiterate.
D. Public opinion has only played a role in American politics since the advent of scientific polling methods in the twentieth century.
Answer: B
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A. first two decades of the 19th century. B. last two decades of the 19th century. C. first two decades of the 20th century. D. 1860s and 1870s. E. 1960s and 1970s.
Lobbying works best on elected officials who are already committed to the interest group's policy positions
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a. It began after World War II when there was a shortage of coal and heating fuel in Europe. b. It started when the United States established the Truman Doctrine at the end of World War II, which left Eastern Europeancountries "in the cold" by declaring that they would have to defend themselves without U.S. help. c. It began after all of Eastern Europe fell under Soviet domination at the end of World War II, which prompted fears that the Soviets would spread communism around the globe. d. It started when the Truman Doctrine froze all military alliances into their pre-World War II configurations.
If an economically powerful state wished to influence an economically weaker ally, they might try to use
A) economic statecraft. B) financial wizardry. C) military force. D) protectionism. E) strategic restriction.