Since 1952, Democrats have generally been a majority of the electorate, but Republicans have won more presidential elections, because
A) polls estimating the Democrat voter population are faulty.
B) Republican party identification has changed over the years.
C) ?Democrats are more likely to "defect" on the basis of candidates' attributes and the issues.
D) Democrats have failed to field candidates in some elections.
E) voters are disenchanted with the Democrats' perennial fundraising advantage over Republicans.
C
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Which of the following provides one explanation for why Medicare costs have risen in recent years?
a. People live longer today than they did in the past. b. People rely on their own private insurance to supplement Medicare. c. Most people on Medicare also receive Medicaid benefits. d. Doctors charge less for many services than they did in the past.
What did Congress do in 1995 to reduce overregulation?
A. It passed the Airlines Deregulation Act, which eliminated government-set airfares and the requirement that airlines provide service to smaller-sized cities. B. It cut funding for regulatory agencies like the EPA and Securities and Exchange Commission. C. It enacted legislation that prohibits administrators in some instances from issuing a regulation unless they can show that its benefits outweigh its costs. D. It restricted the president's ability to directly request administrative regulations from agency heads. E. It cut the budget of the Food and Drug Administration.
The public can get involved in the policy-making process by ______.
A. joining an interest group B. contacting their elected officials C. staying informed D. All of these
According to Philip Converse's study from the 1950s, only
about _________ of Americans possessed an "elite belief system." A) 5 percent B) 15 percent C) 25 percent D) 35 percent