One critique that pluralists make of the public as a whole is that
A) subgroups within the public do not express opinions on specific matters.
B) the public simplifies complex issues into too-neat, easy solutions.
C) the public tends to overwhelmingly focus on a handful of policy issues and ignore the rest.
D) the public seldom demonstrates clear, consistent opinions on daily issues of government.
E) public opinion has moved increasingly against minority rights in recent decades.
D
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One of the central features of consociational theory is
a. grand coalitions. b. unitarism. c. low district magnitude. d. a single member district system. e. none of the above.
One rule in the balancing process is to remain flexible in making alliances. Which European country acted as a balancer in European diplomacy from the seventeenth through the early twentieth centuries?
a. Great Britain b. France c. The United States d. Germany