The logical place to begin the study of how power is distributed in U.S. politics is

The logical place to begin the study of how power is distributed in U.S. politics is 

a. the Constitutional Convention an events leading up to it
b. you local town hall or courthouse
c. day-to-day lives of Americans
d. the pages of this morning's newspaper
e. the Civil War












Answer: A

According to the text, before making judgements about institutions and interests, we must first observe them

According to the text, before making judgements about institutions and interests, we must first observe them

a. from a disinterested vantage point
b. as manifestations of underlying economic relationships
c. firsthand
d. on a variety of different issues
e. through the lenses of bureaucrats
















Answer: D

The kinds of answers that political scientists usually give to the fundamental political questions tend to be

The kinds of answers that political scientists usually give to the fundamental political questions tend to be

a. highly abstract and speculative
b. clear, concrete, and consistent
c. partial, contingent, and controversial
d. qualified to the point of unintelligibility
e. empirical and void of theory
















Answer: C

The fact that people have been willing to die over competing views of the public interest suggest that

The fact that people have been willing to die over competing views of the public interest suggest that

a. such views are more than mere window dressing
b. politics concerns who gets what, when, where, and how
c. delusions are central to the political process
d. human nature in fundamentally inconsistent
e. political issues are rarely understood














Answer: A