New policies create constituencies ripe for organization in part because
a. it is easier to mobilize people to pursue benefits they do not yet enjoy than to defend what they already have.
b. no one ever mobilizes unless they have an economic interest that is directly threatened.
c. people who adapt their plans to existing policies develop a stake in their continuation.
d. the hope of gain is a more powerful incentive than the threat of loss.
c. people who adapt their plans to existing policies develop a stake in their continuation.
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Which of the following statements about Congress and congressional representatives are true as a result of partisan redistricting?
A.) House members are less likely to compromise with the opposition B.) House members must be more moderate in their views in order to placate their constituency C.) Congress as an institution has become more revered D.) Congress, on the whole, has become more effective E.) Congress has become more politically polarized
What effect does the elaborate detail found in most state constitutions tend to have?
A. There is little requirement for constitutional amendment and revision. B. Appointed administrative positions in the state are less accountable to the state legislature. C. Political action is constricted within a constitutional straitjacket. D. There is less possibility of federal preemption of state law. E. State constitutions make the federal constitution seem obsolete.