Regular elections, broad suffrage, freedom of speech and the press, and freedom to join or form political organizations are significant because
a. they ensure that government leaders can simply do their jobs without worrying about public opinion.
b. they mean that government leaders always know precisely what the public’s opinion is.
c. they compel government leaders to take the public’s opinion into account if they want to keep their jobs.
d. they are mechanisms through which the government distracts the public from policy.
c. they compel government leaders to take the public’s opinion into account if they want to keep their jobs.
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Which theory urges that the government keep its hands off the market?
a. classic liberalism b. Christian theory c. realism d. constructivism e. Marxism
Creating objective statements of duties, responsibilities, and employment makes it possible to
a. legally discriminate against certain classes of people. b. recruit people who have good connections to key political figures. c. hire someone based on what he or she knows and can do. d. create a job based on the qualities of a particular individual.