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Who is at the center of all theories of elitism?

A) big business
B) Congress
C) ordinary citizens
D) interest groups

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Which theory argues that special interest groups have essentially become sovereign,and the government is merely their servant?

A) pluralism
B) hyperpluralism
C) balance of power
D) bureaucratism

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Some are concerned that the United States has become too __________,which means that our political divisions have intensified in recent years.

What kind of public policy involves the legislative enactment of taxes and expenditures?

What is democracy?

According to Figure 1.4,The Policymaking System,how does government policy come into being and become part of a policy agenda?

The media usually focus on the substance of politics and government.

Compare and contrast majority rule and minority rights.How does democracy provide for both?

During the Cold War,a common bumper sticker was "Better Dead Than Red," reflecting many Americans' view that they would prefer to fight to the bitter end than submit to the oppression of communist rule.

What are the institutions that make public policy decisions for a society collectively known as?

What determines whom we select as our governmental leaders and what policies these leaders pursue?

According to James Q.Wilson,__________ is an "intense commitment to a candidate,a culture,or an ideology that sets people in one group definitively apart from people in another,rival group."

Groups that have a narrow interest on which their members tend to take an uncompromising stance are known as __________ groups.

Those who are inclined to support a(n)__________ role for government argue that government intervention is sometimes the only means of achieving important goals in American society.

What most closely exemplifies equality in voting?

Congress,the presidency,and the courts are all policymaking institutions.

__________ can best be defined as a political philosophy supporting the rights of average citizens in their struggle against privileged elites.

What are the five elements of the American creed? Where and in what ways are each of the five elements embedded in contemporary American politics? Provide examples.

What is Harold Lasswell's definition of politics?

In the United States,pluralism suggests which of the following?