Which approach to the formation of policy agendas assumes both that there is a marketplace of ideas for new policy and that a number of interests are competing for power or influence over policy development?
A. a bureaucratic approach
B. an elitist approach
C. a pluralist approach
D. a state-centric approach
A. a bureaucratic approach
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Alexis de Tocqueville saw which of the following as a downside to America's political culture?
a. Americans are unwilling to accept those who don't assimilate into their culture. b. Despite there being a separation of church and state, religion is deeply imbedded in our government. c. Despite believing that we live in an equal society, America is anything but. d. The widespread nature of shared beliefs limits outside political discussion.
What finally ended the doctrine of nullification?
A) the election of Abraham Lincoln B) the 13th Amendment C) the Civil War D) the Republican Party victory in the 1860 election E) the 10th Amendment
The role of the judiciary in serving as a check on agencies is through
a. holding trials for administrators who break the law. b. reviewing the legality of each policy proposed by an agency. c. writing the rules used by agencies to implement policies. d. interpreting mandates to agencies and reviewing agency actions.
Which of the following is an example of celebrity diplomacy?
a. The actor Ben Affleck’s visits to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to bring attention to victims of the nation’s civil war b. The action-movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger’s becoming the governor of California c. The Law and Order television star Fred Thompson’s serving as a U.S. senator on the Committee for Governmental Affairs d. Former governor of California Gray Davis’s appearance in daily sitcoms as a comedian