According to Figure 1.4, The Policymaking System, how does government policy come into being and become part of a policy agenda?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Describe how government policy typically begins with the people. People have interests, problems, and concerns that government may consider addressing.
2, Discuss how linkage institutions such as parties, elections, media, or interest groups help transmit the public's preferences to government. This facilitates political issues making it to the policy agenda.
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In lower-constraint research, validity depends more upon
A) Reliability. B) Statistical analyses. C) The researcher's clarity of thought. D) Internal validity
Why are the Medicare and Medicaid programs so prominent in contemporary budget battles?
What will be an ideal response?
Nonnuclear weapons of mass destruction
a. are far less dangerous than nuclear weapons, so the international community is trying to eliminate nuclear weapons first. b. include chemical and biological weapons, which have been around for decades. c. are much easier to keep track of than nuclear weapons. d. are more difficult to build than nuclear weapons, so fewer states have them.
Which of the following best describes the reason that the two-party system has endured in the United States?
A. Constitutional provision for a bipartisan system that mirrors the bicameral legislature B. Prevalence of single-member electoral districts C. Prevalence of multimember electoral districts D. Rules of proportional representation E. Constitutional restriction on the speech of third-party candidates