The pickets in picket fence federalism represent ______.

A conservative would be most likely to cite Machiavelli and Hobbes when defending which of these claims?

a. The promotion of democracy is a moral imperative. b. Economic sanctions will never help promote democracy. c. Military intervention is necessary to promote democracy. d. The promotion of democracy is an agent of chaos rather than progress.

Because presidents and their appointees often struggle with entrenched bureaucracies, presidents ______.

a. may want to ask the bureaucrats for advice on whom to appoint to the cabinet b. should establish clear and specific rules for how to deal with the bureaucracy c. must fire civil servants from the previous administration immediately upon taking office d. often prefer to start new agencies rather than deal with the old ones e. should be willing to compromise because they cannot defeat civil servants