If a group of people supporting housing equity organized themselves and attempted to affect policymakers, they would have formed
A. an interest group.
B. a political party.
C. a lobby.
D. a civil interest group.
E. a social movement.
Answer: A
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A unified national citizenship is provided for in the Constitution ______.
A. in the national citizen clause of Article I B. only by implication C. in the first sentence of the Fourteenth Amendment D. expressly in the preamble
The U.S. Supreme Court's one-person, one-vote doctrine had which of the following effects on Texas politics?
a) It led to an increase in urban representation in the Texas legislature. b) It led to a decrease in Latino and African American representation in the Texas legislature. c) It led to a decrease in Republican representation in the Texas legislature. d) It helped propel rural issues forward in the Texas Legislature. e) It led to an increase in rural representation in the Texas Legislature.
The "hidden university"
a. consists of people who learn on their own at home b. refers to the informal networks among researchers c. is a poorly-known university that has well-known researchers d. refers to the journals from which researchers learn e. refers to students who return to college after working for several years.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Individuals with no party affiliation may participate in closed primaries. 2. The major broadcast networks have, in recent decades, cut back on the amount of live coverage that they give to the major political party conventions. 3. One explanation for why the United States has only two parties is that its society lacks the deep reinforcing social cleavages that often spawn new parties. 4. American political parties concentrate most of their power in their national committees. 5. From Barbour and Wright’s point of view, it seems that Americans often forget that a lot of what we call “politics” is really about “bickering” between political parties.