According to Max Weber, the state is distinguished from all other
organizations by:
A) its monopoly on the legitimate use of force.
B) its use of bureaucratic procedures in making policy decisions.
C) its ability to communicate political information via the media.
D) its dependence on culture to define social life.
Answer: A
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The “legislative influence” model of interest group power implies which of the following?
a. Legislators promise to take (or obstruct) certain actions in exchange for campaign contributions from interest groups. b. Interest groups contribute to candidates who already support policies the group favors. c. Interest groups have less influence over policy than the legislature itself has. d. None of the above is true.
Under the Texas constitution, the power to tax resides with
A. the legislature. B. the governor. C. the judiciary. D. the bureaucracy.