Based on the reading, Cohen says that marriage is a contentious term because
A. marriage is a right for everyone
B. legal recognition carries rights and responsibilities granted by the government
C. defining marriage is important so that children can know who their parents are
D. it does not have a clear definition
Answer: B. legal recognition carries rights and responsibilities granted by the government
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The Appropriations, Commerce, and Foreign Relations Committees are called standing committees because
A) they have fixed memberships and jurisdictions and they continue from one Congress to another. B) they have fixed memberships and are the committees with the largest budgets. C) they are temporary committees created to deal with specific issues. D) they are considered the second level of importance after the majority committees. E) the committee system has been reformed several times since it was put in place in 1825 and these are the only three committees that have "stood" in place since then.
What are civil servants?
A. government workers who are employed under the merit system B. government workers appointed by the president C. government workers who are elected to office D. government workers who serve within the Executive Office of the President
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. When groups make claims that conflict with others’ interests, there is potential for ______.
A. bipartisan politics B. relative deprivation C. security dilemma D. contentious politics
Which of the following statements about the Occupy Wall Street movement is true?
A. Fewer Americans support its goals than support the goals of the Tea Party movement. B. Most of its concerns have been addressed by government so it is unlikely that it will appear again. C. The issues of concern to the Occupy Wall Street movement are consistent with the views of a substantial number of Americans. D. It has coalesced into a political party that successfully elected its first candidate to political office in 2012.