Suassion is when our political leaders try to convince us to do (or not do) something by using their leadership position. This works well when we trust government, but if we don't trust our government or leaders then there is no reason to believe that the citizens will follow them. After Watergate and Vietnam, trust in government took a nose dive and is only now beginning to recuperate.

Question #2
(E) a and b only

You can get into a situation where the people participating don't have the knowledge to provide informed opinions. In addition, the increase in participation will slow down the process as the governing institutions allows the participation to occur.

(C) is incorrect because politicians do listen to the public when making decisions (most of the times) which is why it does take a long time and you often get conflicting policies.

Question #3
(C) picket fence federalism

Remember the symbol of the fence. Policy ideas and implementation flows through all levels of government and many policy areas tend to be connected to one another (e.g., transportation and environmental policy).

Question #4
(D) unfunded mandate

Question #5
(A) divided government

(B) is incorrect. Divided government may cause gridlock in policy development.

(D) is incorrect. Ticket splitting (when you vote for candidates from different parties for different offices) may cause divided government.

Question #6
(E) Policy Evaluation

Question #7
(C) Dramatic event

Because of the size and seriousness of this event, Congress was provided a catalyst to pass Superfund legislation.