Define the term social movement. How have social movements influenced U.S. foreign policy over the years? Where have they been successful, and where have they failed?

What will be an ideal response?

Answers should define social movements as broadly based collective actions by citizens and groups to address societal problems, policies, or public officials. Answers could discuss the difficulty of classifying movements based on time, place, and actors involved. Answers should discuss successful movements as those that use political opportunities and institutions where movements can connect and permeate. Exemplary answers should identify movements as those with norms, advocating how policies should and could function. Some successes could include the Vietnam War movement and the Christian conservative movement, whereas movements focusing on the recent Iraq war were less successful.

Political Science

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Which of the following most accurately describes the federal capital budget?

a. It is used to pay for Social Security. b. It is used for infrastructure projects, such as roads and bridges. c. It is used to fund tax expenditures. d. The federal government does not have a capital budget.

Political Science

Empirical inquiry might include interviewing policymakers and asking their opinions

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Political Science