Analyze the relationship between elected officials, their constituents, and political parties
A) Political parties maintain strict control over elected officials due to direct campaign
contributions.
B) Elected officials hold themselves more accountable to PACs and constituents than to political
parties.
C) Officials generally keep promises made to party leaders, ensuring their "frontrunner" status in
upcoming primaries.
D) PACs and constituents hold little sway over official policy compared to party leaders.
B
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Imagine the following 10-person society featuring the threshold sequence ? = {0, 1, 2, 4, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10}. A. Only the first member would go out and publicly protest. B. Only the first three members would go out and publicly protest. C. There would be a revolutionary cascade, and all members of the society except for person 10 (revolutionary threshold = 10) would publicly protest the opposition. D. All persons in this society would protest.
Which of the following criticisms of interest groups is most accurate?
A. Groups brought in large numbers of people who were only interested in material benefits rather than the specific purpose of the group. B. The development of so many interest groups increased the fragmentation of American politics because politicians tried to avert any electoral threats. C. The proliferation of so many interest groups created gridlock because each side of an issue was defended by a passionate group of supporters. D. The power and resources possessed by lobbyists tend to reflect the power that the groups they represent have in society.
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a. the interaction of units b. the relationships formed by the interactions of units c. the arrangement of units in relation to each other d. the institutions that units create to govern their interaction e. the way units relate to each other
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What will be an ideal response?