"The moral values, beliefs, and myths by which people live and for which they are willing to die" is known as
a. political culture.
b. political realism.
c. rational choice.
d. behaviorism.
e. None of these choices is correct.
a
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Political economy can be defined as:
a. the balance between political and market forces within an economy. b. the balance between too much and too little government regulation. c. an economy with too much political control. d. a political arrangement that leaves most of the power in private hands.
How do states and cities influence federal policy in contemporary politics?
a. State legislatures elect senators to Congress. b. State legislatures pass preemption statutes. c. States and cities bring cases to the attention of the Supreme Court. d. States and cities control the salaries of representatives. e. States and cities hire lobbyists.
Which group of legislators have extensive appointment power over boards, commissions, and legislative committees?
A) presiding officers B) the floor leaders C) legislative whips D) senate and house clerks
When the organized anti-slavery movement in the United States began in the late 1700s, what was meant by the concept of gradual emancipation?
a. Gradual emancipation was meant to give the freed slaves plenty of time to assimilate into society by gradually releasing them from property status. b. Advocates of gradual emancipation believed that by preventing the extension of slavery to new areas and relocating emancipated slaves outside of the U.S., slavery would eventually die out. c. Gradual emancipation referred to outright abolition of slavery, but only in one state at a time. d. Gradual emancipation meant a quick and decisive abolition of slavery, and was called “progressive” because it indicated an immediate step forward. e. Gradual emancipation meant that the states, due to their inability to eliminate slavery, would surrender sovereignty to the federal government in order to abolish slavery.