Which of the following provides the best explanation for the fact that Democratic presidents promote policies that disproportionately benefit Democratic citizens?
A)a shared commitment to the principles of patronage as a mechanism of political loyalty
B)a shared value system that embraces socialism as the best means to solve our nation's problems
C)a shared belief that the nation as a whole has a special obligation to its most vulnerable citizens
D)a shared loyalty to using the tools of the federal budget to always benefit your supporters even if no one else receives any benefit
C
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When researchers are planning medical research with experimental and placebo groups, it is true that
a. they can withhold treatment in a research project as long as they report it in their research report. b. they are not allowed to put participants at risk by withholding treatment even if millions of people will later benefit from the research results. c. they can withhold treatment from the placebo group only if the treatments being used have not been systematically tested before. d. they can prescribe experimental treatments without patient knowledge only if there is a 95% chance or greater that the new treatment will work.
Franklin D. Roosevelt won popular support for his policies through __________
a. weekly radio addresses b. televised debate victories c. backroom power brokering d. numerous personal appearances