_____ is a voluntary agreement among individuals to create a government and to give that government adequate power to secure the mutual protection and welfare of all individuals.
A. A social contract
B. A political compromise
C. A charter
D. A liaison
E. A merger
Answer: A
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Which statement about the results of the four post-apartheid elections is NOT correct?
a. ANC electoral support has been fairly stable. b. The Democratic Party/Democratic Alliance's electoral support has grown substantially. c. As measured by a percentage of registered voters, turnout declined after the first election but generally has been steady since, however, as measured as a percentage of the voting age population, turnout has steadily declined. d. The proportion of the vote obtained by the opposition (parties other than the ANC) has been fairly steady, but its composition has changed. e. Inkatha's electoral support has been fairly stable.
According to recent studies, an American is most likely to engage in which of these politically or socioeconomically-centric activities?
a. Working for a political campaign b. Protesting against police brutality c. Boycotting a company that pays low wages d. Volunteering for a neighborhood watch group
Which of these ideologies is based on principles derived from the views of Karl Marx?
a. Fascism b. Libertarianism c. Neoconservatism d. Social democracy
Which of the following is the name for the tactic used by Jefferson Smith in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, which allows a senator or group of senators to talk indefinitely about a bill?
A. stranglehold B. filibuster C. hold D. cloture