Which president, according to the book, had a deep-seated fear of rejection that translated into a drive to gain power and achieve good works?
a. Ronald Reagan c. Lyndon Johnson
b. Woodrow Wilson d. Richard Nixon
C
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The ability of government to control political attitudes is limited __________
A) because governments are generally out of touch with social media, and rarely monitor it B) because despite messages and experiences reaching individuals through the churches and schools, citizens never trust their government C) due to the mass violence necessary to enforce government-sponsored political attitudes D) because messages and experiences reach individuals through conversations with primary groups of kin or peers, who put their own spin on messages
Which of the following options best describes countries before and after revolutions?
A) Before, revolutionary movements are still idealistic and convinced they will bring a better society; after seizing power, the revolutionary regime discovers it's not difficult to make an economy work. B) Before, revolutionary movements are still idealistic and convinced they will bring a better society; after seizing power, the revolutionary regime discovers it's a lot harder to make an economy work than it thought. C) Before, revolutionary movements believe that a truly committed regime can redo society; after seizing power, the revolutionary regime discovers its ideological ideals are impractical. D) Before, revolutionary movements bomb and assassinate in an effort to overthrow corrupt governments; after seizing power, the revolutionary regime almost always finds itself being bombed and in the sights of assassins.
Sharply focused foreign policy outputs such as deployment of troops in a crisis or emergency funding measures tend to be exclusively the province of:
a. Congress. b. the president. c. the Senate Armed Services Committee. d. the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Which of the following statements about the relationship between media and political beliefs is most accurate?
A. Research has shown that voters who get their news primarily from television are generally as well informed as those who regularly read newspapers. B. There is little evidence to suggest that media portrayals of complicated issues such as politics and race have any impact on citizens' attitudes. C. Television entertainment and television news both tend to portray government and political officials in a negative light. D. Most researchers believe that media choice is guided primarily by existing preferences. E. The proliferation of media outlets on cable and the Internet has made voters less likely to rely primarily on news sources that reinforce their existing political beliefs.