Figure 13.3 charts the course of voter participation in presidential elections from 1824 to the present. Which decade saw the highest percentile of eligible voters?
a. the 1890s
b. the 1930s
c. the 1980s
d. the 2000s
a
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Opponents of the "court of record" concept in municipal courts argue that these courts are primarily a means of
a. raising revenue. b. enforcing the law. c. achieving justice. d. discouraging lawlessness. e. providing employment for municipal officials.
We often laud democracy as a form of government, but what are its weaknesses? Describe what you see as the weaknesses of democratic forms of government, and argue whether these weaknesses indicate a need to change our form of government.
What will be an ideal response?
The ruling class’ ability to spread a set of ideas justifying and perpetuating its political dominance is known as
a. ideological hegemony b. patriarchy c. dictatorship d. elite theory
In recent years, conservative justices of the U.S. Supreme Court have been known to exercise __________.
A. judicial activism B. judicial restraint C. judicial interpretivism D. legislative constructionism