A political scientist who uses the ideational approach would be ...

[burchfield96]

A political scientist who uses the ideational approach would be most likely to make which of the following claims?
 
  a. Highly skilled workers tend to find the rules of bureaucracies burdensome and frustrating.
  b. It takes a lower level of education to succeed in a bureaucracy than it does to succeed in a private corporation.
  c. Although Americans tend to admire large private corporations, they doubt the ability of large public institutions to solve problems.
  d. Insulating the bureaucracy from political pressure requires giving bureaucrats a higher level of job security than private sector employees typically receive.

Question 2

Which of these, if true, would best support a rational-material explanation of the weakness of American bureaucracy?
 
  a. American society tends to view large organizations of any type as both inefficient and ineffective.
  b. American bureaucracy developed at a time when the United States was one of the world's weaker nations.
  c. Most Americans think that people who become bureaucrats lack the skills needed to compete in the private sector.
  d. Life in the United States is so stable and prosperous that most Americans do not feel insecure enough to need a strong bureaucracy.

[joneynes]

Answer to Question 1

Answer: c

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a

[burchfield96]

TYSM

[emsimon14]

Gracias!