The patron-client relationship is a form of
A. traditional peonage.
B. interest aggregation.
C. capitalism.
D. government bureaucracy.
B
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Why do independent executive agencies operate outside a cabinet department and report directly to the president?
a. The agency head needs to preserve some independence from hostile departments and feel free from politicization. b. The agency and the department may agree on policies and the president needs to be advised from different perspectives. c. Cabinet departments must always feel unrestricted in overriding agencies. d. The agency head must generate discord in order to do his or her job appropriately.
Suppose three candidates are running in the Texas Democratic primary for governor. What happens if Candidate X wins 45% of the vote, Candidate Y receives 30% of the vote, and Candidate Z wins 25% of the vote?
A) Candidate X becomes the governor. B) Candidate X becomes the Democratic candidate for governor. C) Candidates X and Y compete in the general election to determine who will be governor. D) Candidates X and Y compete in a run-off election to determine who will be the Democratic candidate for governor. E) Candidates X, Y, and Z compete in a run-off election to determine who will be the Democratic candidate for governor.
Which of the following statements is true of negative TV advertisements?
A) They always bring about a higher voter turnout in elections. B) They cannot inform voters about important issues like positive advertisements. C) They are more likely than positive advertisements to grab viewers' attention. D) They are believed to dull public debate. E) They are less likely than positive advertisements to get free media coverage.
Which of the following statements about the Bill of Rights is most accurate?
A. The authors of the Constitution always intended to add a Bill of Rights but felt that it would be best if the people decided which rights needed to be protected. B. America had no explicitly defined legal rights before the ratification of the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution. C. The authors of the Constitution assumed that civil liberties had to be protected from the actions of state governments, but not from the national government. D. As originally written, the Constitution offered no protections to citizens' civil liberties. E. The authors of the Constitution rejected the inclusion of a Bill of Rights during the deliberation and drafting process.