What term do we use to describe the system by which one office, contested by two or more candidates, is won by the candidate who collects the most votes?
a. Reapportionment
b. Representative Democracy
c. Majority Representation
d. Electoral Realignment
e. Proportional Representation
Ans: c. Majority Representation
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A. Policy evaluation B. Policy impact C. Policy implementation D. Policy development
In his writings on interests groups, theorist Mancur Olson referred to the idea of ________, meaning any public benefit that cannot be denied to any member of the community whether involved or not
A) the rational member B) the purposive incentive C) the collective good D) the mandated good E) the purposeful incentive
Why did President Reagan seek to end revenue sharing with state and local governments?
a. Revenue sharing was an unfunded mandate that increased inflation. b. Reagan believed that revenue sharing was inefficient and contributed to the federal deficit. c. Revenue sharing drained too much money from the military budget. d. Reagan felt that funding Medicaid should take precedence over revenue sharing.
Which of the following created a secret court to approve warrants to wiretap spies or terrorists?
A) the CIA B) the FBI C) the National Security Agency D) the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act E) the Pentagon