All of the following generalizations about party influence in state legislatures are true EXCEPT for:
A. two-party competition does not always lead to liberal social welfare policies.
B. in states which are relatively competitive and in which party control over government changes hands frequently, increases in party competition tend to produce more liberal social welfare policies.
C. civil rights laws are more likely to be enacted when Republicans control the legislature than when the Democrats are in control.
D. on non-expenditure policies, two-party competition seems to make the legislature more responsive to citizen demands.
C
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a. Foreign aid will always remain ineffective in alleviating poverty. b. Foreign aid, in the form and the amounts in which it is given, serves the donors’ goals. c. The donors might have made a strategic mistake in allocating the funds. d. Foreign aid is always allocated in an equilibrium.
States that sit atop vast oil reserves are generally rich. However, oil abundance seems to have had harmful effects on the Nigerian economy. A greater degree of ________ in Nigeria supports this paradox
A. welfare spending B. rent-seeking C. reciprocal accountability D. secularization E. coercive recruitment
Which of these is a true statement?
A. Men tend to vote at a higher rate than women. B. Blacks are less likely than Whites to favor Bible prayer in public schools. C. Urban areas have become the anchor for the contemporary Republican Party. D. City dwellers have a tendency to oppose capital punishment.
Explain what the Electoral College is.
What will be an ideal response?