SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following can be considered a form of contentious politics ______.
A. social movements and protests
B. ethnic conflict
C. terrorism and civil war
D. revolution
A. social movements and protests
B. ethnic conflict
C. terrorism and civil war
D. revolution
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Social contract theorist Thomas Hobbes is the author of which preeminent text:
a. Leviathan b. Two Treatises on Government c. Second Treatise d. On Liberty e. Mayflower Compact
Thomas Paine spent time in a French prison during the French Revolution
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Congress sets up most regulatory agencies as boards or commissions, with members having fixed terms, in order to ______.
a. ensure that members do not stay in their positions for too long b. make them independent of political pressure, particularly from the president c. water down the effects that would be created by having a single head d. reduce the prestige they would achieve from being directly responsible to the president e. increase control of the agencies by business
Which is considered an example of lobbying?
a. communicating with government officials to persuade them to support a particular policy position b. conducting surveys to gauge public opinion on a policy issue c. convincing potential members to join an interest group by offering them material benefits d. fund-raising for political candidates