Why does the text refer to the BP and Flint disasters as the “essence of modern government”?
What will be an ideal response?
After detailing these events, the text claims that in the face of this tragedy, citizens directly affected by it wanted government to restore normalcy to their lives. In essence, the people find problems for government to fix. Government in turn must coordinate and partner with other entities to solve problems through complex systems. As these partners determine what to do and how to do it, politics and competing values come into play. Yet the people, throughout the process, have the expectation that the system is effective, efficient, and accountable. In short the people, in a democratically elected system like the United States, demand results.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
One reason cited by political scientists for the United States having only two major political parties is the
a. influence of money. b. use of a proportional system. c. increasingly limited news coverage of elections. d. use of a single-member district system. e. use of a representative system.