The collective attitude of the citizens on a given issue is known as
A) ?public opinion.
B) gerrymandering.
C) public discord.
D) incumbency.
E) political reform.
A
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In __________, representatives are elected based on their party's percentage of the vote
A) proportional representative systems B) majoritarian systems C) single-member districts D) multi-member districts
Which two massive military alliances resulted from the use of the logic of force by the United States and the Soviet Union to checkmate and contain one another?
a. The Warsaw Pact b. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization c. The Potsdam Conference d. The Helsinki Accords
The first federal civil rights law enacted since Reconstruction was the Civil Rights Act of 1957. This law makes it a crime to __________
a. discriminate in public accommodations on the basis of race b. discriminate in employment on the basis of race c. intimidate or threaten African Americans exercising their right to vote d. require voters to pay poll taxes
Under regional government, local jurisdictions
a. give up some of their political power in exchange for area-wide solutions to local problems. b. usually gain power because states provide additional funding and incentives to join such arrangements. c. usually gain additional power because of the new regional charters approved by states. d. usually do not experience any loss of political power.