Pietro S. Nivola argues that an important difference between the traditional pork barrel and the new pork barrel is that the new pork barrel emphasizes
a. spending on a variety of new programs.
b. serving national pressure groups that provide political backing.
c. appropriating money for a particular state or district.
d. all of the above.
b. serving national pressure groups that provide political backing.
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Divided government
A. reflects a situation when a person votes for candidates of two parties for different offices. B. exists when the presidency and Congress are controlled by different parties. C. is another name for federalism. D. increases the control of the winning party in an election. E. is a strong indication of the emergence of a new third party.
The classical Marxist and liberal views
a. are similar in locating the causes of war in domestic politics. b. are both based on a cyclical view of history. c. rely heavily on the individual level of analysis. d. both rely heavily on the structure of the international system as a factor in explaining the causes of war. e. both completely reject the use of balance of power as one of the explanatory factors of war.
The idea that the United States can strike first if there is a perceived threat against its interests is __________
a. preemption b. the Powell Doctrine c. the Truman Doctrine d. the Vietnam syndrome
_____ is a process in which the popular support for and relative strength of the political parties shift and the parties are reestablished with different coalitions of supporters
A) Flipping B) Realignment C) Dealignment D) Tipping E) Segregation