Why is American pluralism said to have a “dual nature”?
What will be an ideal response?
Pluralism has two sides. On the one hand is the Washington System: a wide variety of organized interests focused on narrow interests and profit motives. But on the other hand, membership organizations with wide membership are also heavily involved in American politics. These reflect the fact that interest groups can be portrayed both as “special interests” and also as civil society/democratic organization that will naturally arise in a free society.
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In a measure of association for ordinal variables, a pair in which one individual is higher on both variables than the other case is called a ____________ pair.
a. Discordant b. Concordant c. Tied d. Jumbled
According to the text, which of the following contribute to the president's domination of foreign policy?
a. Supreme Court decisions b. Congressional deference and delegation of power c. Growth of executive institutions dealing with foreign policy d. Development of important historical precedents for the executive e. All of the above are true.
How does the selection of state judges differ from the selection of federal judges?
a. State judges are appointed by the governor with advice and consent of the state Senate. b. Federal judges are generally confirmed bi-annually through elections. c. Many state judges are selected by judicial election. d. State judges are nominated by the state Senate and approved by the House. e. State judges never stand for election.
Some of those who object to free trade with China are drawing attention to Chinese human rights abuses. This type of action is known as what?
a. socializing b. issue framing c. media bias e. political socialization