James Madison stated that the accumulation of all powers—legislative, executive, and judiciary—in the same hands is the definition of which of the following?

Which statement explains why elected officials in the United States are less likely to be able to enact the agenda of their party than elected officials in Europe?

a. U.S. parties are more ideological than European parties. b. U.S. parties must satisfy a broader range of interests than European parties. c. The United States has a written constitution that specifies what parties can and cannot do. d. The U.S. system is characterized by checks and balances that put obstacles in the way of legislation.

The use of the Arab-language network Al Jazeera by Osama Bin Laden to spread his message internationally provides evidence for the importance of ______ to contemporary terrorist operations.

A. interactions B. information and communications technology C. global markets D. global governance