Which of the following statements about the policy process in South Africa is NOT true?
a. Sudden policy shifts occurring without elaborate consultation have been rare in post-apartheid South Africa.
b. Post-apartheid governments initially emphasized a participatory approach to policy-making.
c. The surest way to influence the policy-making process is through access to the president's office and the informal networks that surround it.
d. Economic issues have been put at the center of politics in post-apartheid South Africa in large part because of the government's commitment to fiscally conservative policies.
e. For the post-apartheid transition period, between 1994 and 1999, a power-sharing coalition helped to reassure racial minorities.
a
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A) political appointees. B) civil servants. C) highly paid. D) uneducated. E) new to their jobs.
What was the general attitude toward political parties at the time the Constitution was written?
a. Many framers of the Constitution believed parties would only serve narrow interests rather than the public good. b. Most people felt that political parties would soothe animosities between factions. c. Most people trusted party organizations. d. The framers of the Constitution were generally in favor of political parties. e. The framers of the Constitution insisted that the people organize parties.
The point of The Parliament Act of 1911 was to limit the power of the House of Lords
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
McCulloch v. Maryland was decisive because it
a. ruled in favor of state-centered federalism b. asserted that the necessary and proper clause was a restriction on federal power c. affirmed that national law is supreme to conflicting state law d. allowed for a narrow reading of the Constitution