Open seat elections are elections in which ______.
A. no one knows the party affiliation of the candidates
B. an incumbent faces a "sacrificial lamb," an opponent virtually guaranteed to lose
C. an incumbent faces a serious, well-funded challenger
D. no incumbent is running for reelection
Answer: D
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A) electioneering B) grassroots lobbying C) lobbying D) social movements E) networking
Realists argue that international organizations like the UN are
a. important organizations that promote and maintain world peace. b. important organizations because they promote justice and equality among all powers. c. only as important as their most powerful members wish them to be. d. fronts for communist and socialist expansion.
The first permanent broadcast network was
a. the Columbia Broadcasting System. b. Cable News Network. c. the American Broadcasting Corporation. d. the Public Broadcasting System. e. the National Broadcasting System.
What is meant when politicians use the expression "politics stop at the water's edge"?
A)The partisanship that characterizes domestic policy is suspended in the foreign policy arena. B)The politicization that characterizes the domestic policy bureaucracy does not apply to agencies involved in foreign policy. C)The imbalance of power that exists between the president and Congress in domestic policy does not apply to questions of foreign policy. D)The effects of globalization in foreign policy do not apply to domestic policy questions.