Which of the following pieces of legislation is credited with dramatically increasing the water quality in U.S. lakes and rivers?
a. Toxic Waste Reduction Act
b. Endangered Aquatic Species Act
c. Water Chemical Reduction Act
d. Water Pollution Control Act
d
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The House of Representatives is an example of a(n)
a. republican form of governance. b. direct democracy. c. New England town meeting. d. authoritative regime. e. mob rule.
Between the 1820s and 1850s, many states
a. expanded the range of offices subject to popular election. b. expanded the merit system for hiring public employees. c. adopted their own Alien and Sedition laws. d. eliminated candidate elections for county offices.
Walter Lippman was a well-known public opinion scholar of the early twentieth century. What was Lippman’s primary argument concerning public opinion and politics?
a. Voting should be left to those who demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge. b. Americans are highly capable and are willing to seek the information necessary to make an informed choice in the voting process. c. Voters in certain regions lack the ability or desire to effectively learn about the issues and to seek the necessary information to make an informed choice. d. Only those who have a formal education should be allowed to vote. e. Citizens invest very little energy and effort in acquiring information about politics, and as a consequence, the public lacks the necessary knowledge for their opinions to provide value.
By 2015 and 2016, many insurers on the Obamacare exchange program were ______.
a. reducing premiums and increasing participation b. raising premiums and withdrawing from participation c. attempting to maintain premium levels by adding new clients d. calling for the total shutdown of the exchange system