Which of the following is a political linkage that can be used to understand why poverty in the United States only barely declined during recent periods of strong economic growth?
a. Poor people have little initiative, even in good economic times.
b. Religious organizations typically cut back their charity programs during good economic times.
c. Public opinion opposes government programs that seem to redistribute income.
d. The national government has not created major programs to eliminate poverty.
c
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A.) neither the trustee nor the instructed delegate model B.) the instructed delegate model C.) a combination of trustee and instructed delegate models D.) the trustee model
The income and occupations of members of Congress
a. typically reflect the pluralistic nature of American society. b. places over 90 percent of them in the millionaire businessperson class. c. would, for the most part, make them members of the elite in American society. d. have no real impact on public policymaking. e. are very close to the average found among their constituency.