Who originally elected the members of the electoral college?
A. House of Representatives
B. People of each state
C. Senate
D. State legislatures
E. State governors
Answer: D
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Which of the following statements about Japanese youth is CORRECT?
a. Although traditionally there has been a low turnout for young Japanese voters, this pattern has begun to shift over the last decade. b. The turnout rate for younger Japanese voters has been substantially and consistently lower than older voters. c. Polls indicate that Japanese youth are at least as interested in politics as are youth in other industrialized countries. d. Polls indicate that Japanese youth are about as dissatisfied about the current state of affairs in their country as are youth in other industrialized countries. e. Polls suggest that Japanese youth are more pessimistic, rather than apathetic, about politics in Japan.
Which of the following was so successful at bringing attention to environmental concerns that many consider it the beginning of the environmental movement?
A. the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring B. the passage of the Clean Air Act C. Earth Day festivities in 1970 D. the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency E. the fire on Cuyahoga River in northeast Ohio
The lifestyle-change theory suggests that one reason for decreased participation in elections is that people are __________
a. cynical about the campaign and election process b. now too busy to make time for voting c. no longer confident in the government d. less interested in politics as a whole
The Founders created a system of __________ to prevent a powerful monarchy
a. concentric power b. equal power c. shared powers d. diminishing power