When is the staff of a member of Congress most likely to have an influence over how he or she votes on a given bill?
a. when the bill is expensive
b. when the bill is important to his or her constituents
c. when the bill is highly partisan
d. when the bill is nonideological
Answer: d
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"Groupthink" tends to occur when
a. persons in the group feel vulnerable. b. group members view outsiders as potential allies. c. members of the group feel themselves to be more moral than persons in other groups. d. the group is heterogeneous and fragmented.
If a new shopping center forces a local government to invest in new water and sewer improvements, street widening, and environmental initiatives, those added costs are called:
A. externalities. B. social goods. C. merit goods. D. none of the above
The allocation of House seats to the states after each decennial census is called
A) redistricting. B) reapportionment. C) gerrymandering. D) legislative redistricting. E) None of the above
In Federalist No. 10, James Madison noted that "the latent causes of faction are thus sown in the nature of man." This means ____________
A) people cannot control their ideological makeup B) people are naturally drawn toward the organization of collective interests C) free speech is antithetical to a proper functioning democracy D) factions do not naturally occur and therefore should be created by government E) factions are best expressed in natural surroundings