Why isn’t the United States a direct democracy?

a. Theocrats have taken over.
b. The founders wanted an oligarchy.
c. It is too large.
d. Monarchy was seen as a better option.


c. It is too large.

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A) Block grants B) Categorical grants C) Mandates D) Revenue sharing E) Leverage packages

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A policy in which one small group benefits and another small group pays is ________ politics

A) interest group B) majoritarian C) client D) entrepreneurial E) logrolling

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Looking at Figure 1, where would you place most modern democracies?



A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. none of these

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Global optimists put great faith in technology, such as ________________________, which is the process of transmitting energy with limited loss or no loss of energy.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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