A person who believes it is the duty of government to ameliorate social conditions and create a more equitable society is a _______
a. Capitalist
b. Communist
c. Fascist
d. Liberal
e. Libertarian
d
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Modern national party conventions primarily serve what ends?
a. They assemble delegates who will be assessed for their future political potential based on their writing of a largely inconsequential party platform. b. They create a positive party image and mobilize supporters for the nominee who has basically already been decided. c. They deliberate on the party's choices for presidential and vice presidential nominees. d. They hold elections to determine the new party leaders.
How was the railroads use of television to explain their case for fair government policies related to their investment in public image?
A) TV allowed the industry to push for government policies that would help railroads a mainstay of the toy industry. B) Using TV to address those policies was crucial to that industry's ability to survive and compete with trucking. C) Railroads found TV invaluable in educating the public about policies that would have made high speed rail possible. D) Competition among players in the railroad industry threatened the survival of the industry, and TV was utilized to address policies that would have prevented that.
In the Gratz and Grutter cases, the Supreme Court
A) found a constitutional violation in the affirmative action plan of both the law school and the undergraduate university. B) found a constitutional violation in the law school affirmative action plan. C) found no constitutional violation. D) upheld the affirmative action plan as practiced by the law school. E) upheld the affirmative action plan as practiced by the undergraduate university.
A chief executive’s ability to take action without serious challenge from others is usually greatest in which of the following sets of circumstances?
a. Implementing policy through bureaucratic channels b. Coordinating budget requests for the legislature c. Directing governmental responses to a crisis d. Controlling the flow of information