A person in power getting what he or she wants because of legitimacy is known as
a. coercive power.
b. traditional authority.
c. noncoercive power.
d. legal authority.
e. justice.
C
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Tipping takes place
A. when a substantial group of voters switches party allegiance. B. when increasing numbers of voters call themselves "independents." C. when a group that is becoming more numerous over time grows large enough to change the political balance in a state. D. as a result of immigration or differential birth rates. E. only in countries that employ a multi-party system.
Why is there the potential for conflict over virtually all aspects of government?
a. The U.S. Constitution mandates a two-party system. b. All constitutional powers are shared. c. There is always a divided government. d. Parties have been nonideological since the mid-1990s.
Debate the implications of nonstate actors for state sovereignty and world politics
What will be an ideal response?
What does the term "the invisible hand" refer to?
a) The market's ability to automatically provide information that allows allocation decisions to be made efficiently b) The market's ability to hide corporate assets c) The government's ability to automatically provide information that allows allocation decisions to be made efficiently d) Spending that has been hidden in the government budget