Riots triggered by police beating youths,
protests against globalization, and labor strikes against austerity are all examples of __________.
A) purely traditional violence B) issue-oriented violence C) violence carried out by civilian institutions of government D) coups
If Republicans start worrying that Libertarian candidates are taking some of their votes, the Libertarians will become __________.
A) virtually extinct
B) trenchantly corrupt
C) a relevant party
D) an adjunct group
Fighting between Arabs and Darfuris in Sudan,
Sunni and Shia in Iraq, and Tibets and Chinese in Tibet are all examples of __________.
A) underground violence B) primordial violence C) rebellions based on Communist politics D) self-defense
Analyze the relationship between elected officials, their constituents, and political parties
A) Political parties maintain strict control over elected officials due to direct campaign
contributions.
B) Elected officials hold themselves more accountable to PACs and constituents than to political
parties.
C) Officials generally keep promises made to party leaders, ensuring their frontrunner status in
upcoming primaries.
D) PACs and constituents hold little sway over official policy compared to party leaders.
As Schattschneider argues, Washington becomes a punching bag for every special and local interest in the nation because __________.
A) U.S. parties are so decentralized that they cannot agree on a strong national platform
B) U.S. parties are so rigidly centralized that they cannot agree on a clear party platform
C) party platforms are so erringly unclear
D) a weakened executive branch fails to control its own party in congress
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