The main function of state party committees is to
a. choose their party’s candidates.
b. provide assistance to campaigns.
c. fill civil service positions.
d. prevent election fraud.
e. man the polls on election day.
ANS: B
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Which of the following supports the claim that aggregate public opinion is rational?
a. Middle-class and lower-income Americans tend to support government policies that make their economic positions worse. b. Many Americans who protested the decision of the Supreme Court, in 2012, to uphold the Affordable Care Act did not know very much about what was in the law. c. When the country is prosperous and ordinary Americans are doing well and feeling confident about the future, presidential approval ratings tend to be high. d. People have only vague, media-provided pictures in their heads of what goes on in the world.
Regarding capital punishment, the Supreme Court has ruled in recent years that
a. the death penalty can be imposed automatically if the defendant is convicted. b. judges, not juries, decide the factual issues in a death penalty case. c. the death penalty is always cruel and unusual punishment. d. the sentencing court must be able to consider both mitigating and aggravating factors. e. individuals under the age of eighteen or who are mentally handicapped can legally be executed.
Political scientist Jack Walker developed a public policy model called the "Scurve.". What does the "Scurve" represent?
a. The average recipient's length of time on welfare b. The average age of those receiving Medicaid across the states c. The average income of people receiving welfare across the states d. The diffusion of public policies across the states
Examining books, journals, and reports regarding a particular problem or solution represents the use of the ______ technique of collecting information.
A. brainstorming B. literature review C. parallel situations D. quick surveys