Which of the following is reason for the relative lack of public interest in local government?
A. Cities are highly involved in redistributive politics.
B. Most city officials wish to alter the status quo.
C. Local governments are more often guided by interest group pressure than by professional and technical advice.
D. Local governments are mostly concerned with seemingly noncontroversial, routine issues.
E. Local governments do not make any decisions that have any impact on individuals' lives.
D
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A) target B) representative C) accessible D) sampling Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
The theory that suggests many middle-class whites withdrew their children from public school to avoid school desegregation is known as:
A. affirmative action B. white flight C. Jim Crow D. separate but equal
__________ refers to a reciprocal process in which two (or more) states build up military capabilities in response to each other.
A. Compellence B. Deterrence C. An arms race D. Escalation
Studies have indicated that which of the following is true concerning the opinions of Democratic and Republican leaders?
A) The leaders diverged sharply on many important issues. B) Republican leaders identified with business, free enterprise, and economic conservatism, whereas Democratic leaders were friendly toward labor and government regulation of the economy. C) Differences of opinion among party leaders were much sharper than the differences of opinion among rank-and-file members of the two parties. D) All of the above. E) Both B and C are correct.