What two factors distinguish governmental politics from politics in other societal institutions?

Arecent poll of 500 residents in a large town found that only 36% were in favor of a proposed referendum to build a new high school. find the margin of error for this poll if we want 95% confidence in our estimate of the percentage of residents in favor of this proposed referendum.

Why did separate government develop in ancient greece?

Voters commonly condemn politicians for being insincere, but politicians often must disguise their true feelings when they make public statements. if they expressed their honest views—about, say, their party's policies—then achieving politically necessary compromises would be much more difficult. clearly, the very insincerity that people decry shows that our government is functioning well. which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines this reasoning? (a) achieving political compromises is not all that is necessary for the proper functioning of a government. (b) some political compromises are not in the best long-term interest of the government. (c) voters often judge politicians by criteria other than the sincerity with which they express their views. (d) a political party's policies could turn out to be detrimental to the functioning of a government. (e) some of the public statements made by politicians about their party's policies could in fact be sincere.