Today's liberals generally trust in a broad and active role for government assistance for the poor because of an underlying belief
a. that the poor are victims of structural defects in society, which are beyond their control.
b. in the wide up and down cycles in our capitalistic economy.
c. of inadequate school and poor parenting guidance.
d. All of these choices.
Question 2
The term patrimonial state refers to
a. the great overrepresentation of males in state leadership positions.
b. the tradition of authoritarianism that characterized Russian politics until the early 1980s.
c. the personalistic nature of politics during the Soviet era in which one leader was elevated to a top position.
d. the system of government in which the ruler treats the state as his personal property.
e. none of these.
Active exercise.
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