Explain the similarities and differences between politics and government. Give examples.
What will be an ideal response?
While politics and government are closely connected to each other, politics describes processes such as elections, law making, and policy creation, which influence the out-comes of government. On the other hand, government describes the rules and institutions that come as a result of political action.
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The influence of national forces in congressional elections ______.
A. only matters in Senate elections since senators are elected statewide. B. matters because the correlation between the vote share of congressional candidates and presidential candidates at the state and district levels has increased and so congressional elections are treated as national events. C. has declined in recent years as incumbents have gotten much better at separating themselves from the collective fate of their parties. D. does not really matter because House and Senate candidates have developed sophisticated campaign strategies that allow them to win seats in the other party's presidential territory.
Traditionally, the cabinet has consisted of the heads of the executive departments and other officers whom the president may choose to appoint.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The concept of party discipline refers to
A. political parties cooperating and working together in a legislature. B. political parties being able to "fire" their member legislators. C. the practice of political parties charging their members to remain in office. D. the cohesion of members of a political party within a legislature.
Which one of the following is true of third political parties in the United States?
a. They tend to be competitive with the two major parties. b. They always form around a specific issue. c. They may organize or form around a specific ideology or a specific issue. d. They are usually spoiler parties that influence the outcomes of elections. e. They are highly successful at raising money and winning local elections.