Third parties in the United States typically represent

A) extremist religious groups.
B) recent immigrants.
C) the political interests of America's allies,who attempt to influence the American decision-making process because U.S.policies can affect their futures.
D) social and economic interests that are disregarded by the two major parties for certain reasons.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a grassroots campaign?

A) Volunteer efforts are replaced by political consultants and advertising.
B) Advertising and money have become increasingly important in determining political strategy.
C) Political consultants' power is muted by the people's voices and efforts.
D) Candidates are controlled by the larger PAC corporations.

A sampling technique that is not widely generalizable,but can provide rich descriptions of a target population,is

A) purposive sampling.
B) convenience sampling.
C) snowball sampling.
D) quota sampling.

The idea that all executive power inheres in the president except as explicitly limited by the Constitution is called the

A) unlimited executive theory.
B) totalitarian executive theory.
C) unitary executive theory.
D) dual executive theory.

Which of the following statements best characterizes the relationship between government action,liberty,and equality?

A) Both liberty and equality require very few limitations on the role of government and suggest that government has an obligation to act on behalf of the people.
B) Both liberty and equality require strict limits on the role of government and suggest that government has no obligation to act on behalf of the people.
C) In contrast to liberty,which requires limits on the role of government,equality implies an obligation of the government to act on behalf of the people.
D) In contrast to equality,which requires limits on the role of government,liberty implies an obligation of the government to act on behalf of the people.

Explain the "reinventing government" plan.

________is the single-most important political act for most Americans.

A) Peaceful protest
B) Writing a letter to the editor
C) Contributing to political campaigns
D) Voting

The headquarters of the United Nations is located in

A) London.
B) Paris.
C) New York.
D) a different member country's capital city every 10 years.

The policy of striking a nation that might be contemplating hostile actions is called

A) diplomacy.
B) appeasement.
C) détente.
D) preventive war.

Television network news today is

A) even more profitable than in years past.
B) particularly popular among the young.
C) faced with declining ratings.
D) unchanged since the earliest days of the medium.