Civil rights activists in the 1960s used the media to show Americans the injustice of the treatment of minorities, successfully placing the civil rights issue onto the __________
a. policy entrepreneur
b. policy agenda
c. press conference
d. news beat—
b
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According to the Founders, which of the following pose the greatest dangers in a direct democracy?
a. Landlords and wealthy men b. Skillful orators and wealthy men c. Majority faction and landlords d. Landlords and skillful orators e. Skillful orators and majority faction
The United States relied primarily on __________ to balance the Soviet Union in Europe during the Cold War
A. alliances B. troops on the ground C. diplomacy D. nuclear weapons E. propaganda
The central feature of the civil service system is
A) merit-based, nonpolitical employment and promotion. B) the fitting of job openings to agencies' needs. C) the development of elaborate job classifications. D) the separation of political and nonpolitical positions. E) a nonpunitive, competitive promotion system.
Surface water comes from _____, while underground water comes from _____
a. rivers and lakes; aquifers b. rain; naturally occurring lakes c. rain; pumps under cities and individual homes d. tap water; re-use water e. none of these