How does the textbook define political participation?
a. all the activities used by citizens to socialize their children to the political process
b. all the activities used by citizens to influence the selection of political leaders or the policies they pursue
c. a measure of the minimum requirements needed to vote
d. the capacity of individuals (or groups) to exert their own political will
b
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Passed in 1913, which constitutional amendment powerfully enhanced the national government's ability to raise money?
A. Sixteenth B. Fifteenth C. Fourteenth D. Eighteenth E. Seventeenth
The principal partisan ally of the Speaker of the House, responsible for scheduling bills, influencing committee assignments, and rounding up votes, is the
a. minority leader. b. majority whip. c. House clerk. d. majority leader. e. president of the Senate.
The average per capita income in Texas is
a. far above the national average. b. above the national average. c. equal to the national average. d. below the national average. e. impossible to calculate.
Which of the following cases best exemplifies the political concept of a life cycle effect?
A. a generation that lived through a crippling depression exhibiting greater support for government intervention in the economy than their children, who lived in prosperous times B. recent college graduates whose political views are nearly identical to those of their parents C. an individual raised in a liberal household whose identification as a liberal increases steadily over time, regardless of changes in personal circumstance D. a married couple that, after purchasing a house and giving birth to a child, becomes more likely to vote and participate politically E. a citizen raised as conservative whose political ideology is altered by a life-changing epiphany