Why does the text refer to the BP and Flint disasters as the “essence of modern government”?
What will be an ideal response?
After detailing these events, the text claims that in the face of this tragedy, citizens directly affected by it wanted government to restore normalcy to their lives. In essence, the people find problems for government to fix. Government in turn must coordinate and partner with other entities to solve problems through complex systems. As these partners determine what to do and how to do it, politics and competing values come into play. Yet the people, throughout the process, have the expectation that the system is effective, efficient, and accountable. In short the people, in a democratically elected system like the United States, demand results.
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All of the following are a part of parties' role in organizing and running elections EXCEPT
A. organizing voter registration drives. B. recruiting volunteers to work at the polls on election day. C. providing much of the campaign activity to stimulate election interest. D. working to increase voter participation. E. articulating policies and opposing the majority party.
The incompleteness of the Treaty of Versailles also contributed to the War in the Pacific
Indicate whether this statement is true or false
During the era of transition from dual to cooperative federalism, which policy area garnered the most opposition from southern states?
A) agricultural policy B) marriage law C) public health D) civil rights
What was the objective of America’s Millennium Challenge Account?
a. To provide a crash program to cope with the Ebola disease in West Africa. b. To institute agricultural trade reforms. c. To offer incentives for countries to demonstrate they could use aid responsibly and effectively. d. To reduce the dependence of developing countries on raw material exports.