Which of the following represents the pluralist theory of government?
a. A group of elite citizens is in charge of government.
b. A hereditary class of people is in charge of government.
c. Competing interest groups share influence in government.
d. One leader runs the government.
c. Competing interest groups share influence in government.
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The Eleventh Amendment helps define the relationship between states by creating the concept of sovereign immunity, which is the idea that
a. a diplomat from a foreign nation cannot be arrested for committing a crime. b. an elected governor will not be charged with a crime until after he or she is out of office. c. police, acting as part of their duty, are immune from charges for killing people accidentally when responding to an emergency call. d. states cannot be sued by either other states or citizens of another state.
Which of the following political philosophers once wrote, “The force of public opinion cannot be resisted when permitted freely to be expressed”?
A. Thomas Hobbes B. Thomas Jefferson C. Thomas Paine D. Thomas Aquinas
Congressional voting decisions
a. are rarely based on personal views. b. can be influenced by interest groups. c. are seldom determined by party affiliation. d. are rarely made with voters in mind. e. are never influenced by the president.
Which of the following is an example of an executive order?
a. President Obama's order raising the minimum wage of federal contractors b. President Obama's proposal to reform health care policy c. President Bush's order to send troops to Afghanistan d. President Nixon's order to hold back funding for the Clean Water Act