Which of the Following Would Make Up the Three-Way Alliance

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would make up the three-way alliance known as an iron triangle?

• A) Economic interests, citizen activists, and government interest groups
• B) Lobbyists, interest groups, and court cases used to promote government action to help the interest of these groups
• C) Interest groups, legislators, and members of the bureaucracy working to promote and protect their mutual interests
• D) Political parties, interest groups, and voters who want their candidates to win
• E) Citizens who have contacted members of Congress, presidential advisors, and members of the federal bureaucracy

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Definitions:

Cultural Relativists

Adherents to the view that moral or ethical systems, which vary from culture to culture, are all equally valid and no one system is really "better" than any other.

Moral Absolutism

The thesis that at least some moral values and rules are universal. See absolutism.

Cultural Relativism

The view that cultures, as a matter of fact, have different views about what is morally right and wrong.

Ethical Relativism

A philosophical viewpoint suggesting that moral principles are valid only relative to specific social, cultural, or personal contexts.