Which of the following is NOT central to Claude Fischer's subcultural theory?
a. critical mass
b. cultural isolation
c. cultural diffusion
d. urbanism
b
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In the traditional form of international politics, how would people in a society put pressure on a government that is not their own?
a. They would ask their own government, through regular domestic politics, to talk to the other government through regular international politics. b. They would contact the target state directly through protest or advocacy groups. c. They would contact similar-minded individuals in the citizenry of the target government and influence them to seek change through their regular domestic political process. d. They would put pressure on the subunits of their own government, which would contact the subunits of the target government and try to convince them to influence that state’s policies.
Most of the actual review of legislation in Congress takes place
A. during visits to lawmakers' home states. B. by the personal staffs of congressional members. C. in caucuses. D. in committees. E. when Congress is in recess.
Which of the following statements about primaries is LEAST accurate?
A. Some states hold closed primaries, which allow only registered party members to participate. B. Some states hold open primaries, which allow voters to participate in whichever primary they wish. C. Some states insist that candidates receive a majority of the votes, not just a plurality, and require runoff elections if no one gains a majority. D. Once candidates have won their party's primary, they lose their independence to the party, which takes over decisions about how to utilize resources. E. Some states used to hold blanket primaries, which allowed voters to cast votes across party lines, but this was ruled unconstitutional.
Which of the following is true of television?
A. Television reporting relies extensively on words, rather than visual elements, to capture the viewers' attention. B. Of all the media, television has the least impact on most Americans. C. The medium of television necessarily imposes constraints on how political issues are presented. D. Television deals with an important issue in much more detail than print media does. E. Competition in the television industry has led to a decline in infotainment.