What are the “hazards of public life” and how might they influence who runs for Congress?

What will be an ideal response?


The “hazards of public life” include long hours, time away from family, and the potential to be swept up in ethics or other scandals. These hazards may deter the “best and brightest” from seeking careers in government. For example, young people show little interest in government jobs, and it can be difficult for parties to recruit strong challengers.

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Scholars of the cosmopolitan approach to ethics see world politics as not just a collection of states, but as

a. an unjust economic system in which many people are crushed or left behind. b. a system in which distributive justice means little. c. a society of individuals with a set of universal human rights. d. economic classes, including the ownership and working classes, that are forever at odds.

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One method of collecting inputs involves ______, which appears somewhat like a court proceeding with a hearing, the taking of oral testimony from witnesses, and the use of counsel.

A. administrative rulemaking B. informal rulemaking C. formal rulemaking D. hybrid rulemaking

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After Reconstruction ended, most Texans came to identify with the _____ Party

a. Federalist b. Whig c. Republican d. Democratic e. Populist

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The idea that national unity will rise when a foreign rivalry exists was echoed by

a. Machiavelli. b. Hermann Goering. c. John Foster Dulles. d. Both statements A and C are true.

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