It was Lord Acton, the nineteenth-century British historian, who said that "power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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In a(n) __________ system the voters know what a party stands for and what to expect if a party is elected
a. opinionated caste b. ideological cadre c. responsible party d. responsible voter
The term civil liberties refers to the _____
a. right to run for office and to vote in free elections b. right to fair and equal treatment under the law c. right of all citizens to carry a concealed handgun d. individual freedoms from government interference needed to sustain democracy e. all of these
If population growth in a country is at two percent, approximately how many years will it take for that country's population to double?
a. Ten years b. Fifteen years c. Twenty-five years d. Thirty-five years e. Fifty years
If you wanted to prove the United States is suffering from low voter turnout, a calculation based on which population would yield the lowest voter turnout rate?
a.registered voters b.voting-eligible population c.voting-age population d.voters who voted in the last election