People who flee for safety to another country because of a well-founded fear of political persecution, environmental degradation, or famine are known as _____
a. refugees
b. urbanization
c. xenophobes
d. political asylums
a
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What are two barriers to the success of minor parties in the United States?
a. Although minor parties have no problem getting the signatures they need, they must attract 25 percent of the votes in the general election to get public funding. b. There are variations in ballot access requirements between states, and some states require a large number of signatures to get on the ballot. c. Public funding is not available to minor-party candidates, and it is difficult to get the large number of signatures required to get on the ballot. d. There are variations in ballot access requirements between states, and public funding is not available to minor-party candidates.
All 27 amendments to the U.S. Constitution have resulted from a process of ratification by
a. a simple majority in both chambers of Congress. b. two-thirds of each chamber of Congress as well as passage by three-quarters of the states. c. two-thirds of each chamber in Congress as well as passage by a simple majority of the states. d. two-thirds of each chamber of Congress as well as the approval of a simple majority of the electorate in a national referendum. e. a plurality of the electorate in a national referendum.
Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
a. Congress lacked the power to tax. b. Congress was not allowed to coin money. c. Congress was not allowed to conduct foreign policy. d. The president had too much power.
The idea that political power is distributed between localities and a central government is called ________.
a. deunified government b. devolution c. federalism d. constitutionalism