Analyze the membership characteristics of minor parties. Why do people join minor parties?
What will be an ideal response?
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A rally of 40,000 people in Washington, D.C., in an effort to draw attention to the need for tougher child support laws, illustrates the __________ stage of the policymaking process
a. issue identification
b. policy formulation
c. policy implementation
d. policy evaluation
e. policy coherence
Tea Party members cite a doctrine that allows states to nullify any federal law they think violates the Constitution; this doctrine is called _________
a. nullification c. the Tenth Amendment b. the Preamble of the Constitution d. the Ten Commandments
Which statement accurately explains Supreme Court opinions?
A) The responsibility of writing the Supreme Court opinion lies with the chief justice. B) A dissenting opinion can be important because it means the case cannot be used as a precedent. C) A Supreme Court justice that agrees with the result reached by the majority of the Court but has different reasoning would issue an amicus curiae brief. D) A concurring opinion reflects the views of most of the Supreme Court justices. E) A unanimous opinion requires all Supreme Court justices to agree on an opinion.
Imagine that the status quo policy shown in Figure 2 were actually at 5 (assume that nothing else has changed). Would this different status quo affect the answers to the previous questions concerning Figure 2?
A. Yes, because the acceptable ranges for each median voter would be different. In fact, in this case the status quo could not be overturned in favor of any new policy.
B. No, all of the answers to the preceding questions would be the same.