In deciding which method to use for selecting judges, what two conflicting values need to be balanced?
a) Judicial ability and political accountability b) Democratic accountability and judicial independence c) Political partisanship and judicial independence d) Democratic accountability and legislative independence
B
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Why do Americans tend to think that red tape is more prevalent than it actually is?
a. Americans tend to notice the bureaucracy only when it is inefficient and not when it works well. b. Americans unwittingly transfer their negative assessments of private bureaucracies (such as businesses and churches) to the public sphere. c. Americans generally have poor experiences when dealing with bureaucrats. d. Red is a more inflammatory color than black.
Madison, who recognized that people act most forcefully when they have a stake in the outcome, believed tyranny could best be avoided by which of the following?
A. empowering every faction to look out for its own interests B. suppressing the diversity of factions, thereby suppressing conflict C. ensuring all Americans held similar beliefs and values to minimize the existence of factions D. allowing only the political elites to make policy decisions, thereby eliminating the role of factions in government