What advantages exist for legislative leaders in forming durable alliances?
What will be an ideal response?
Dramatic reduction in costs associated with building each new coalition
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Americans probably use __________ more frequently than the citizens of any other nation to make or change public policy.
A. the media B. the courts C. protests D. voting E. boycotts
What are the two main reasons why public schools have partially resegregated in recent years? Do you find this trend troubling? Why or why not?
What will be an ideal response?
Religion and ethnicity in Nigeria are what is known in political science as reinforcing social cleavages, which refer to ________
A. tactics of colonial governance, most commonly used by the British, in which local authorities were incorporated into the system of colonial administration B. the observations that show that countries with an abundance of natural resources often perform worse in terms of economic development and good governance than countries without these resources C. divisions in society, such as ethnic, religious, or economic distinctions, which coincide with one another. D. divisions in society that are mutually exclusive and often helpful in neutralizing the adverse effects of diversity E. practices that involve manipulating the economic environment in order to capture economic rents
The war on terror replaced containment as the guiding principle of American foreign policy once
a. the United States assisted Afghanistan against a Russian invasion. b. Saddam Hussein claimed to have weapons of mass destruction. c. Soviet leaders acquiesced to American demands. d. the Cold War ended. e. the attacks of September 11, 2001 occurred.