Divided government ______.
A. is unconstitutional pursuant to Article II of the U.S. Constitution and not a factor at all in the parliamentary systems of the world such as Britain and Canada
B. is such a rare phenomenon in American politics that it is virtually nonexistent
C. has not happened at the federal level since the end of the Progressive Era
D. allows each party to block the other party's more extreme proposals and forces both to compromise when making policy
Answer: D
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a. Committee. b. Subcommittee. c. Caucus. d. all of the above
According to the cultural-normative variant of democratic peace theory,
a. international institutions such as the United Nations have reduced the chances for war between democracies. b. democracies tend to externalize their domestic preference for peaceful conflict resolution. c. if democratic leaders believe they should not fight other democracies, they will not do so. d. democratic institutions allow people to express their natural disinclination for war.
The strongest evidence usually offered in support of democratic peace theory is
a. the frequency with which democracies have been attacked by nondemocracies. b. the relative scarcity of democracies. c. the prevalence of anti-war movements in democracies. d. peace among democracies.
Classic liberalism, the belief that people should be generally free from governmental constraints or interference, most closely resembles which modern day political ideology?
A. liberal B. conservative C. socialism D. libertarian