The process of gaining control within a government for the purpose of setting goals and dividing resources can be described as ______.
a. capitalism
b. politics
c. oligarchy
d. an economic system
b. politics
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Under the EOA, the federal government could bypass state and local governments by __________
A)allowing gubernatorial vetoes of EOA actions to be overridden by the OEO director B)prohibiting state governors from vetoing EOA grants and initiatives C)administering the program exclusively at the federal level D)appointing state-level program directors who were not subject to state or local controls
President Lyndon Johnson signed into law the ________, which banned racial discrimination in all public accommodations, including those that were privately owned
A) black codes B) Jim Crow Laws C) Civil Rights Act of 1964 D) Voting Rights Act of 1965 E) grandfather clause
Anthony Downs characterized organizations and the individuals within them as beginning as zealots or advocates of certain social causes but over time becoming more interested in surviving and maintaining their budgets than in serving clients. What phrase does Downs use to describe this?
A. going through displacement B. going through modification C. going through a straitjacket D. going through a life cycle
Which of the following statements about electoral politics in Brazil is NOT true?
a. Brazil has a high voter turnout. b. Party identification is low among Brazilian voters. c. Brazilian parties are entitled to an amount of free air time, on both radio and television, in proportion to their number of votes in the last election, although candidates can gain more access through community radio stations that family members may own. d. Just as in the United States, the boundaries of electoral districts in Brazil vary from state to state in Brazil so that all districts have a roughly equal number of residents. e. Voting is compulsory in Brazil