Because the Democratic Party controlled both the executive and legislative branches, President Johnson was able to push his __________ program into law.
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What is the crux of radical revolutionary thinking?
A) An economic plan to back up political ideas B) Belief that it is possible to remake society C) Belief that violence is the key to change D) A purely ideological motive
New policy ideas almost never come from specialist think tanks.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Parties assuage conflicts between interest groups through __________in other words, pulling together their separate interests into a larger organization.
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Which of the following options best describes countries before and after revolutions?
A) Before, revolutionary movements are still idealistic and convinced they will bring a better society; after seizing power, the revolutionary regime discovers it's not difficult to make an economy work.
B) Before, revolutionary movements are still idealistic and convinced they will bring a better society; after seizing power, the revolutionary regime discovers it's a lot harder to make an economy work than it thought.
C) Before, revolutionary movements believe that a truly committed regime can redo society; after seizing power, the revolutionary regime discovers its ideological ideals are impractical.
D) Before, revolutionary movements bomb and assassinate in an effort to overthrow corrupt governments; after seizing power, the revolutionary regime almost always finds itself being bombed and in the sights of assassins.