"Separation of powers" is an application of the political philosophy of

A) Hobbes.
B) Montesquieu.
C) de Tocqueville.
D) Rousseau.
E) Locke.


B

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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What is it that policy analysts try to balance?

a. influence with objectivity  b. differing ideologies  c. costs and benefits  d. Senate and House priorities   

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To what aspect of America were William Watts and Lloyd Free referring when they labeled it "the country of individualism par excellence"?

A. the ability of any individual to aspire to high political office B. the judicial nature of American politics, in which any individual can challenge powerful interests C. the ability of the individual to join in labor unions and interest groups to pursue his or her political and financial self-interests D. the majoritarian nature of the voting and election system E. the engrained nature of individualism, from freedom of expression to fair-trial protections

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