Unlike private-sector unions, public-sector unions:
A) are composed of less than 10 percent of the total public-sector workers.
B) have seen a steady decline over the last several decades.
C) do not have the right to strike over wages and working conditions.
D) do not have the right to vote for their own bosses.
E) do not have any influence upon the government.
C
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In the face of international conflicts, the "rally 'round the flag" effect refers to which of the following scenarios?
a. Military personnel are immediately deployed to problem areas. b. Americans have formal ceremonies around flags at federal, state, and local government sites. c. Public opinion is mobilized as a united resource behind the president. d. International travel is suspended except for government officials.
Social Security and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families are a form of program called ______, since people who meet eligibility criteria can receive benefits.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Aristotle, Thomas Jefferson, and John Locke all agreed that
A. complacent citizens were a sign of a healthy government. B. women were equal to men. C. the people should be excluded from politics as completely as possible. D. the citizenry must remain politically active. E. a government, once established, could not be overturned.
The Underground Railroad was
a. the first transcontinental railroad. b. an informal network of secret routes and safe houses run by abolitionists. c. a nineteenth-century precursor to the modern subway system. d. the only transportation open to black Americans, whether free or slave. e. a railroad owned by mining companies.