Which of the following is NOT true?
a. Elected officials in the United States generally do not have much sway over public opinion.
b. Much of the content of public opinion seems to be determined by elite views.
c. Public opinion becomes more important in determining policy outcomes when leaders disagree over an issuearea
d. The vast majority of people have informed, correct opinions on political issues.
d
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In 2013, four years after Brazil was awarded the Olympics and a year before it would host the World Cup, protests broke out in many major cities in the country. The demonstrators were protesting a. the enormous amount of money that was going to preparing for the games rather than meeting important social needs. b. charges of kickbacks and bribery that were directed against the contractors of
the venues. c. the government's decision to award large contracts to foreign firms. d. the decision by the government to use military forces to police these events. e. the decision by the government to ban alcohol sales at these venues.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. When it comes to policy evaluation and change, government organizations are wedded to maintaining the status quo. 2. Public organizations can serve a multitude of constituencies and thus, have multiple goals to address the different groups being served. 3. The policymaking cycle is largely determined by the political calendar. 4. The knowledge that a policy initiative is considered a test has no effect on the behavior of those involved. 5. The consequence of not using an experimental method is that a large number of mainly unmeasured social and economic factors, not the program in question, may be the cause of any observed effects on the target population.
Why have global efforts to reduce green house gas emissions so far failed?
a. There is no problem because global warming is a hoax. b. There are too many people on earth now and the number keeps increasing. c. Unilateral domestic self restraint is not in the interest of any one leader. d. The major contributors to emissions have all reduced pollutants but other nations have not.
This Christian theorist incorporated theories associated with Aristotle by bridging faith and reason in his classic work Summa Theologiae
a. St. Augustine b. St. Thomas Aquinas c. Cicero d. Confucius e. Plato