A political opportunity structure refers to the way a country's political system shapes, promotes, checks, or absorbs the challenges it confronts from organized civil society

Three of the following constitute what David Easton called the “intellectual foundation stones” of behavioralism. Which is not a foundation stone?

a. A belief in regularities or uniformities of political behavior b. A commitment to verification of such generalizations through testing c. An emphasis on quantification where possible d. An obligation to use empirical data to advise policy makers

Individualistic cultures believe governments should ______.

a. preserve the status quo b. be service providers c. promote the public interest d. be policy innovators