The fact that local governments are best suited for providing services like trash pick-up best supports which of the following form of government?

Which of the following best explains the nature of the welfare state in America?

a. The American political culture favors an extensive welfare state. b. The American political culture opposes an extensive welfare state. c. Few Americans are in poverty, so welfare would not benefit many people. d. Most politicians favor welfare expansion, but their constituents do not.

The view that morally impassioned elites drive important political changes is associated with

A. Karl Marx. B. Max Weber. C. Samuel P. Huntington. D. Robert Dahl. E. David B. Truman.