UNDERSTANDING PUBLIC OPINION IN THE CONTEXT OF AMERICAN POLITICS
What will be an ideal response?
Early political leaders were suspicious of popular attitudes and passions, but were not indifferent to them.
Before scientific polling, political leaders gauged popular support from newspaper reports and editorials.
Informal straw polls sampling public opinion became popular at the turn of the twentieth century.
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What is meant by the weak mayor-council form?
A. a city "constitution" that outlines the structure of city government, defines the authority of the various officials, and provides for their selection B. a gradual change in property ownership with wealthier people buying property and moving into neighborhoods, leading to the revitalization of the area C. a constitutional arrangement in which power is concentrated in a central government D. a form of local government in which the city council hires a professional administrator to manage city affairs E. a form of local government in which the members of the city council select the mayor, who then shares power with other elected or appointed boards and commissions
After a few years serving in the civil service you decamp for a lucrative career in the private sector. In France this might be considered an example of
a. autogestion. b. cohabitation. c. dirigisme. d. grandeur. e. pantouflage.