According to Morgenthau, what differentiates the study of politics from other branches of learning?
a. Politics can be understood without reference to other fields of thought.
b. The lessons of political theory have no applicability to the lives of average persons.
c. The study of politics is the study of human beings because human nature is essentially political.
d. The unsavory truths revealed by a rational study of politics are difficult for most people to accept.
e. Politics incorporates the economic, the religious, and the moral as essential elements of its nature.
Answer: d
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a. when Congress passes a law that contains ambiguity b. when Congress calls agency heads to testify at formal hearings c. when each chamber of Congress is controlled by a different party d. when the president belongs to a different party than the majority party in Congress