The interaction of mutual interests involving interest groups, government officials, and members of Congress is known as the
A. direct action network.
B. lobbying network.
C. issue network.
D. iron triangle.
E. mutually beneficial network.
Answer: D
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When Madison fashioned independent executive and judicial branches that could contain efforts by the states to subvert national policy, he was establishing which of the following?
A. habeas corpus B. federalism C. states' rights D. checks and balances
Discuss the widely held values of Americans. Why are there tensions between the values and how are they apparent in approaches to social welfare programs?
What will be an ideal response?
Matching grants can create a moral hazard because
a. the states will only receive a fixed amount of money and must find their own dollars if they want to expand programs. b. the people responsible for managing the program will be tempted to redirect to favored activities instead of the specified activities. c. the federal government must raise taxes to pay for the long-term commitments embodied in these programs. d. people may behave differently or take more risks because they do not have to pay all of the costs of their actions.
The prominent member of the Communist Party who led
the effort to dismantle the Soviet Union was: a. Mikhail Gorbachev. b. Boris Yeltsin. c. Dmitry Medvedev. d. Nikita Khrushchev.