Which of these is defined as ideology?
a. the belief that Texas and its people are inherently better than other states and their people
b. the process of how power and resources are distributed in a society
c. a shared system of values, beliefs, and habits of behavior in regard to government and politics
d. a system of beliefs and values about the nature of the good life and the good society, and the part to be played by government
e. the system for implementing decisions made through the political process
d
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A weakness in the primordialist explanation of violence is:
a. using the concept of a master cleavage between two groups in every society. b. the difficulty of explaining why identity groups can live alongside each other for decades without violence. c. placing too much emphasis on the importance of instigators of violence. d. insufficient attention to the historical background of violent conflict.
The Federal Reserve Board's budget comes from
A) interest and dividends from its investments. B) congressional appropriation. C) the Treasury Department. D) the Executive Office of the President. E) a direct tax on banks.
The success of a bill is most influenced by which of the following?
a. the popularity of its sponsor b. the qualifications of the committee staff doing the markup c. the recommendation of the subcommittee d. the approval of the chair of the Rules Committee
The pretest-posttest design is NOT recommended for use in program evaluation research because
A) generalization of the results is impossible. B) threats to internal validity are not controlled in this type of design. C) the control group is difficult to debrief. D) it yields low external validity.