Franklin D. Roosevelt is the only American president to serve more than two terms in office (he was elected four times). From 1933 until 1945, Roosevelt served as the head of which branch of the federal government?
a. Judiciary
b. Administrative
c. Legislature
d. Executive
Answer: d. Executive
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Which of the following situations would most likely be a violation of Title IX?
a. an election jurisdiction that does not provide bilingual ballots when there is a large bilingual community b. a legal prohibition on hiring women for positions that are known to be hazardous to women's reproductive health c. a college that provides significantly more sports scholarships for men than for women d. an employer who systematically pays women less than men for doing comparable work--
Social connectedness refers to ______.
A. citizens' involvement in groups and relationships to their communities and families B. knowing that there is little popular support for such alterations C. a party's efforts to inform potential voters about issues and candidates D. the process of setting rules that define who can vote and how easy it will be
The "By the Numbers" feature presents two ways to measure income inequality. How does inequality in the United States compare with inequality in other democracies around the world?
a. The United States ranks at about the middle of the pack in terms of inequality. While the problem does not seem to be getting worse, it is not getting better either. b. The United States ranks very high on measures of inequality and the problem seems to be getting worse. c. The United States ranks very high on measures of inequality but the problem seems to be getting better. d. The United States ranks very low on measures on inequality and the problem seems to be getting better.
In the 1960s, members of underrepresented groups like women and black Americans objected to the Democratic Party's use of the unit rule to nominate presidents—which stated that whoever won the majority of primary or state nominating convention votes won the entire state's delegates. What's another name for the this rule?
a. Winner-take-all b. Superdelegate c. Blanket primary d. Proportional representation