Why do coalition governments tend to engage in more extreme foreign policy than single-party governments?
What will be an ideal response?
First, coalitions often include more extreme parties. These political parties can demand more extreme policies, effectively hijacking a state’s foreign policy. Second, because coalitions have multiple parties in the government, it is hard for the public to determine who is to blame for a policy. In contrast, in the United States, the party of the president is held accountable for foreign policy.
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The table supports which of the following statements?
What will be an ideal response?
Texas was the only state to have commercial television before World War II
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Party machines—centralized party organizations at the local level that dominated politics by controlling local elections—declined because
a. they could not provide needed services to the urban community. b. many of their activities were illegal. c. they were never effective at controlling local elections. d. they became increasingly corrupt and unable to deliver on promises e. government began to provide the social services that had been the basis of popular loyalty and support for the machines.
Congress missed the fact that various agencies with responsibility for supervising the banking industry were negligent in identifying looming financial problems that led to the recession of 2008–2009 . This suggests a failure of __________
a. the seniority system b. jurisdiction fragmentation c. oversight d. the informal organization of Congress