Which of the following is the most plausible explanation for why people are more likely to vote if an election is closely contested?
a. If people believe that their vote counts, as is the case when an election is closely contested, they are more likely to turn out to vote.
b. The influence of peers on the voting behavior of homogeneous communities tends to be stronger than that of school and family, when an election is closely contested.
c. The influence of peers on the voting behavior of heterogeneous communities tends to be stronger than that of school and family, when an election is closely contested.
d. Communities with high voter turnout are less likely to respond to stimuli, such as a closely contested election, than other communities, whether homogeneous or heterogeneous.
a
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a. Many feared that slavery would splinter the convention and doom the Union. b. No slaves or free blacks were selected to serve as delegates to the convention. c. There was little public outcry at this time against the institution of slavery. d. The wealthy elites at the convention could not see beyond their own self-interest.
Why did Congress expand TriCare to cover Medicare gaps but not apply increased coverage to elderly Americans not in the military?
A. Congress felt it was necessary in order to address the issue of increased numbers of wounded soldiers coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan. B. The increased coverage of TriCare was just a pilot program in preparation for a larger, national increase. C. Congress actually did expand Medicare coverage for all Americans while also expanding TriCare. D. It was a politically attractive move in an election year, and a national increase in coverage was deemed too costly.
The difference between the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution was that the
a. former was aimed at the agricultural sector, whereas the latter was aimed at the industrial sector. b. former came about because Mao was unhappy with the country's progress, whereas the latter came about because party officials close to Mao convinced him to pursue a purification program. c. former was aimed at economic development, whereas the latter was aimed at opening up the Chinese culture to foreign influences. d. goal of the former was to quickly develop China economically, whereas the goal of the latter was to purify the party of class enemies. e. former did not involve political suppression, whereas the latter did.
Under George W. Bush, the United States started a program of development aid that depends on countries' good governance records. This program is called:
a. The Millennium Challenge Development b. The Millennium Challenge Corporation c. The Millennum Development Corporation d. The Millennium Development Goals e. The Millennium Challenge Goals