During the time of the Constitutional Convention, federalism was an appealing compromise because it
A) prevented cities and states from being dominated by a single group or faction.
B) maintained state traditions while creating a strong national government to handle common problems.
C) allowed politicians to avoid issues of slavery and women's suffrage.
D) permitted states to nullify actions of the national government.
E) made the national government the focal point of dissatisfaction.
B
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An important contribution of Max Weber to political science was
a. developing the comparative method. b. providing the classic definition of politics "who gets what, when, and how.". c. putting the "science" in "political science" by asserting that by using methods of scientific inquiry one could find laws of human behavior, just like those of the natural world. d. identifying and defining three types of authority. e. leading a movement of some comparative politics scholars to reject causality as central to the study of politics and instead focus on degrees of association between two or more variables.
Which of the following elections are nonpartisan?
a. County b. State c. Special district d. National e. All of the above elections are nonpartisan.
Which of the following types of interest groups has aims other than benefiting narrow economic interests?
A. A labor interest group B. A professional interest group C. A business interest group D. An agricultural interest group E. A public-interest group
Which of the following explains why the federal government bureaucracy exists?
A. Bureaucrats work in different branches of the government irrespective of their area of expertise. B. Congress, over time, has delegated certain tasks to specialists. C. In a bureaucracy, the power to act resides in the person rather than in the position. D. In a bureaucracy, people are hired on the basis of their work experience instead of merit. E. In a bureaucracy, different operating procedures are followed depending on circumstances.