Americans largely accepted the political ideas of which philosopher, whose ideas of political change challenged British ideology?
a. Thomas Hobbes
b. Patrick Henry
c. John Calvin
d. John Locke
d. John Locke
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Today's international economic system
a. is in transition; in many ways it is more stable than it has been for years, but there are still areas of tension. b. is particularly pleasing to First World states because of their economic preeminence over Developing World states. c. will likely soon change to a system labeled the "New International Economic Order." This change likely will come about because of the insistence of LDCs. d. remains based on the international gold standard. The gold standard is what has shielded the international economic system from another serious depression such as the one experienced in the 1930s.
Why has the theory of critical or realigning elections been so long debated by political scientists?
A) Political scientists tend to be even more partisan than the average voter. B) Some emphasize the idea that party ID remains largely unchanged per voter across elections, while others point to watershed elections in which party loyalties shift. C) Statisticians can offer almost no notable data on party loyalty or lack thereof. D) "Critical elections" definitively determine how nearly every elections will go.
One advantage of the Internet for democracy is that it
A) provides less information than newspapers. B) makes it easy to avoid political topics. C) makes it easier for citizens to communicate directly with government. D) will provide more political information to political elites. E) none of the above
The minimal-effects finding in the early literature concerning the effects of mass media refers to the fact that __________
a. most people did not pay any attention to the media b. most people considered the media to be untrustworthy c. the media typically did not address political issues d. changes in people's voting due to mass-media coverage was rare. e. yellow journalism generally had mixed results on people