What did the Progressive Movement and leaders like Hiram Walker, Robert M. La Follette, Sr., Theodore Roosevelt, and Woodrow Wilson do to combat political machines?
a. Increased voter registration
b. Established a third party
c. Favored prohibition
d. Promoted primary elections as the way to get on the ballot as the candidate of a particular political party
Answer: d
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a. 1,200 c. 800 b. 4,000 d. 2,000
An ideology consists of __________
a. a set of plans to improve society b. an open-ended commitment to a political party c. a set of assumptions about how the world works d. a theory that can be proved with empirical evidence
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. When it comes to policy evaluation and change, government organizations are wedded to maintaining the status quo. 2. Public organizations can serve a multitude of constituencies and thus, have multiple goals to address the different groups being served. 3. The policymaking cycle is largely determined by the political calendar. 4. The knowledge that a policy initiative is considered a test has no effect on the behavior of those involved. 5. The consequence of not using an experimental method is that a large number of mainly unmeasured social and economic factors, not the program in question, may be the cause of any observed effects on the target population.
Which of the following best describes the judicial branch under the Articles of Confederation?
a. It had the authority to overturn a law and had full enforcement power. b. It existed to interpret and enforce confederal law at the state level only. c. It was able to settle disputes between states and had law enforcement authority. d. It existed primarily to resolve disputes between states and had no enforcement power.