The conditions in an environment that enhance a leader’s power or prestige are referred to as:

City managers frequently find themselves caught between their professional policy expertise and maintaining the favor of elected officials lacking such expertise.

Internal ideological, socioeconomic, or generational divisions can undermine a minority candidate’s ability to push their group to close ranks behind them.

During the age of political machines, candidates were mostly recruited to run by a party or organization.

Which of the following terms best describes local government employees who deliver services directly to the people, with whom they have frequent interactions?

The desire to make politics a career is called:

In urban elections, there are significant racial gaps in voter turnout. White people tend to vote more than African Americans, who tend to vote more than Latinos, who tend to vote more than Asian Americans.

What is the difference between a closed primary and an open primary?

Organizations of counties, city governments, and school districts commonly lobby the state and federal government for favorable policies.

Shortcutting occurs when elected officials intentionally underfund programs they dislike.