Identify and explain the Almond–Lippmann consensus.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers should identify the Almond–Lippmann consensus as the early and dominant theory of public opinion and U.S. foreign policy. This model emphasizes the volatile, incoherent, and irrelevant nature of public opinion in terms of U.S. foreign policy.
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The type of local government which is the most numerous and increasing at the fastest rate is the:
A. special district. B. school district. C. municipality. D. county.
What was unique about Manmohan Singh?
a. He was the first person to serve as prime minister who was neither the leader of his own party nor that of a ruling coalition. b. He was the only non-Congress prime minister prior to 1989. c. He was the first prime minister not to come from the Nehru–Gandhi dynasty. d. He was the first prime minister to be assassinated by his own bodyguards. e. He was the first prime minister to seek normalization with Pakistan.
What are organizations that are sometimes independent but that more often are the political arms of corporations, labor unions, or interest groups, and are established to contribute to candidates or to work for general political goals?
A) political socialization B) political action committees (PACs) C) lobbying D) political parties E) censors
To demonstrate power, a president's actions must __________
A)weaken the institutional powers of Congress B)leave a distinct imprint on the law and the doings of government C)changehis or her favorability rating in a positive way D)increase the transparency of national security directives