Ideological parties __________
a. arise around popular issues that the major parties fail to address
b. exist to promote ideas rather than win elections
c. are formed by a dissatisfied faction of a major party
d. form around one particular idea or cause
Answer: b
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To fund the operations of the federal government, each year Congress must pass an __________ bill.
A. allocation B. affirmation C. appropriations D. authorization
The Mexican regime has been viewed as being legitimate following its social revolution because a. it incorporated peasants and workers into the Institutional Revolution Party (PRI) and its government institutions. b. of its communist nature
c. of its resistance to U.S. domination. d. it supported an open and competitive political system. e. of the dominance of the military in Mexican politics.
A group that can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money is called a ______.
a. dark group b. shadow group c. PAC d. super PAC
Suppose the prior belief of the terrorists is that the government is responsive with probability 0.5 and is repressive with probability 0.5. Suppose the government offers to negotiate. Also suppose that the probability that a responsive government will offer to negotiate is 1 and that the probability that a repressive government will offer to negotiate is 0.2. How does this new information (about the government’s willingness to negotiate) affect the terrorists’ estimation of the probability that the government is responsive?
a. The terrorists now believe that the government is more likely to be responsive. b. The terrorists now believe that the government is less likely to be responsive. c. The terrorists’ perception of the government does not change. d. The terrorists are now certain that the government is responsive.