Which of the following questions is NOT one that needs to be asked by a critical reader of party platforms?
a. Whose platform is it, and what do you know about that party’s basic political positions?
b. Do opinion polls show this platform was supported by voters at the time it was written?
c. Who is the audience?
d. What statements reflect values, and which are statements of fact?
e. What is your reaction to the platform?
b. Do opinion polls show this platform was supported by voters at the time it was written?
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Why is it sometimes difficult for top officials to motivate government employees to take action and make changes?
a. It is easy for employees to be fired under the merit system. b. Decisions are made at the operating level and are not communicated upward. c. Bureaucracies tend to change slowly and in an incremental fashion. d. Adequate resources, experience, and structural support lead to lower employee morale.
Historically, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) was organized in a corporatist fashion in which the interests of certain social groups were represented through national organizations. Which of the following was NOT a group that was represented in the party's structure?
a. Labor b. Peasants c. The Catholic Church d. Public employees e. Small business owners