The smaller states typically have as many large corporations as larger states, and their elite preferences vary as well
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
F
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Power and authority are central to politics
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
How is the Senate Majority Leader chosen?
a. Elected by majority-party members in the Senate b. Elected by the Senate as a whole c. Chosen on the basis of seniority d. Selected by the committee chairs e. Selected by the party leadership
Gerrymandered electoral districts __________
a. make seats "safe" for one party or the other b. heighten electoral competition c. dramatically increase voter turnout d. are illegal in the United States
When dictators liberalize in an attempt to co-opt opposition groups, they are trying to strengthen their hold on power. If they miscalculate and assume that the opposition is weak when in fact it is strong, their liberalizing attempts might embolden the opposition groups and eventually lead to a democratic transition. But if the opposition group is actually weak, and the dictator mistakenly thinks it is strong, then the dictator will not dare to liberalize in the first place, which is unfortunate for civil society whose members could have benefited from the liberalization. If you were a member of the opposition (civil society) and you were interested in a transition to democracy, or at least a liberalization of the regime, would you be better off in the situation in which the dictator
(liberalizers) knew for sure the exact strength of civil society, or in the situation in which the dictator was uncertain whether civil society was strong or not? A. The opposition is always better off under conditions of certainty. B. The opposition is always better off under conditions of uncertainty. C. It would depend on whether the opposition was strong or weak. A weak opposition would prefer certainty, but a strong opposition would probably prefer uncertainty.