Which of the following is correct concerning the United States electoral system?
A) The electoral system is not neutral-it affects the dynamics of voting.
B) The form of the ballot may influence voters' choices
C) The workings of the electoral system affect the people's choices.
D) All of the above.
E) None of the above.
D
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Which of the following is an example of “reverse lobbying”?
a. The NRA makes the uncharacteristic choice to support a restriction on firearms. b. Despite spending less money than their opponents, an environmental lobby succeeds in getting an anti-logging bill passed. c. Congressional Democrats lobby the AARP and win their support for the Affordable Care Act. d. A lobbying group puts pressure on a Senator based on constituency factors.
What did political scientist Larry Bartels demonstrate in his book Unequal Democracy?
A. Incumbents hold so much power in the United States and are so difficult to unseat that they have disenfranchised much of the voting population of the U.S. B. Elected officials do not tend to respond to the efforts of social movements or protests when casting votes or forming policy. C. Elected officials are substantially more responsive to the efforts of lobbyists than to the concerns of their constituents. D. Elected officials are substantially more responsive to the concerns of their more affluent constituents than to those of their poorer constituents. E. Elected officials tend to ignore the interests of their constituents when they make policy or cast votes, until just before they are up for reelection.
Between 1870 and 1920, cities grew
a. mostly upwards. b. mostly outwards. c. both upwards and outwards. d. at a slower rate than during the previous 50 years.