According to the text, the diversity of political interests in America is resulting in
A) a decrease in political participation.
B) policy gridlock.
C) the breakdown of the educational system.
D) an increase in political participation.
E) a cultural renaissance.
Ans: B) policy gridlock.
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Liberal theorists argue that international norms ______.
a. facilitate the self-help impulses experienced by states b. are ineffective in influencing state behavior c. create hostility and misunderstanding d. decrease the influence of anarchy
Which of the following is implied when it is said that city and county governmental units are "creatures of state government"?
A. It means that the local governments are given all-pervading powers by the U.S. Constitution. B. It means that the state governments can both give powers to and take powers from local governments. C. It means that the state governments are part of a confederal system. D. It means that the local governments are created by a special statute of the national government. E. It means that the local governments are part of a confederal system.
Chief Justice Roberts' role in Supreme Court decisions on issues like environmental protection and partial-birth abortion indicate that he had what type of views at the time?
A. He believed in judicial activism. B. He leaned toward more conservative ideologies. C. He strictly interpreted the Constitution. D. He supported the rights of the individual over the rights of the states. E. He put states' rights ahead of the rights of the federal government.
When groups form autonomously, lobby government officials, and compete with other groups engaged in similar activities, it is referred to as
a. neo-corporatism. b. nepotism. c. clientelism. d. pluralism. e. corporatism.