Which of the following statements regarding party politics and Congress is FALSE?
a. Over the past three decades the distance between congressional parties has been growing.
b. Bipartisan compromise has grown more frequent over the last three decades.
c. Democrats are more supportive of government action on social welfare policies than are Republicans.
d. Differences between the parties are sharpest on questions of economic and social welfare policy.
e. Republicans in Congress have become more conservative while Democrats in Congress have become more liberal.
b. Bipartisan compromise has grown more frequent over the last three decades.
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Why did the South African government finally begin a dialogue leading to the release of Nelson Mandela from prison in 1990, among other concessions?
A) The government was running out of the money it needed to fund police and military actions against black South-Africans. B) The escalating violence between armed black South Africans and the government C) The escalating violence among armed black South Africans D) The government was infiltrated by less and less-racist whites.
Which of the following statements is generally agreed upon by scholars who study democratization?
a. Federal systems are more compatible with democratization than unitary ones. b. Presidential systems are more compatible with democratization than parliamentary ones. c. Institutional arrangements that create a vast number of small parties often make transition to democracy less stable. d. Parliamentary systems are more compatible with democratization than presidential ones. e. Even if democratization fails, a robust civil society makes positive contributions to establishing democracy.
Psychology students are often told to use economy of expression when writing. That means
a. be clear and succinct b. avoid redundancy of words and the use of jargon c. eliminate overly detailed descriptions d. all of the above
Hiram Fong, the first Asian American to serve in the Senate, came to office in ________.
A. 1897 B. 1993 C. 1933 D. 1959 E. 2005