Which of the following functions is NOT performed by the major political parties in the American system?
a. Helping to connect the people with their government
b. Increasing the diversity of viewpoints represented in the political arena
c. Stimulate and focusing public discussion
d. Promoting candidates and voter participation
e. Helping resolve political conflicts and promoting national unity
Answer: b. Increasing the diversity of viewpoints represented in the political arena
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a. improving the average GDP of Nigeria. b. paying off much of the country's massive foreign debt. c. implementing a government-funded universal primary education system. d. privatizing the oil industry. e. curbing the country's rampant corruption.
Those that take a Hobbesian vision of the future that results from diffusion of power might expect which of the following outcomes?
a. Technology will encourage economic development and make authoritarian regimes less tenable. b. Citizens may sacrifice democratic liberties in favor of autocratic governments that provide basic personal security. c. Governments will give up sovereign power, through democratic processes, and encourage the growth of supranational authorities. d. Transnational communications create much more awareness of what is going on in other parts of the globe, and thus groups will be better able to organize on a global basis. e. Governments themselves will break down without leaving an acceptable authority, leaving behind a destructive anarchy.
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a. his topic is well researched. b. his search was too narrow. c. his search was too broad. d. his search engine is not working properly.
Who receives the most attention in both parliamentary and presidential systems?
a. the legislature b. the head of state c. the majority party d. the chief executive