What is incrementalism?
a. a theory that interest group pressure on government should be made in small steps in order to receive policy implementation
b. a theory that decisions typically are—and should be—made in small steps with the opportunity to make adjustments between each step
c. a strategy of bargaining in which those involved in a decision bargain out their differences
d. a method of decision making that assumes individuals pursue their self-interest and that drives propositions about their behavior—and the behavior of organizations—from this assumption
b. a theory that decisions typically are—and should be—made in small steps with the opportunity to make adjustments between each step
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The panchayati raj refers to the
A. representative bodies created at the district and village levels. B. rule of the rajas. C. tradition of consensus politics. D. rule of the British East India Company.
Which of the following features of the Fifth Republic is an intentional response to the failure of the Fourth Republic?
A. The absolute power provided to the judiciary over the legislative and executive branches of government. B. The increased need for cohabitation in government formation. C. The concentration of political power in the executive branch of government. D. The shift from a semi-presidential system of government to a full presidential system. E. The increased political power given to the legislative branch of government.
Which of the following is true of federal district courts?
a. Each state has at least one. b. There are 15 district courts. c. Judges to the federal district courts are chosen by state legislatures. d. They only hear cases that have already been decided by state courts.
The bombing of a federal office building in Oklahoma City in 1995 demonstrated which of the following?
a. that some U.S. citizens see violence as the most effective way to achieve their political aims b. the importance of economic equity c. how ethnic discrimination within society can lead to violence d. the failure of the federal government to deal effectively with the threat of international terrorism