Why does voter participation matter? Discuss the one of the two cases mentioned in your text to illustrate this point
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Explain that even though it is unlikely that a single vote will change the outcome of an election, collective decisions do have an effect on the outcome of politics.
2, Discuss how either the women's suffrage movement or the Civil Rights movement helps to illustrate this point.
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Who attempted to expand the number of Supreme Court justices in 1937?
a. Chief Justice Warren b. President Hoover c. Chief Justice Marshall d. President Roosevelt
Which of the following interest groups represent the type of influence that President Eisenhower warned against when he described the military-industrial complex?
a. the Brookings Institution b. ethnic lobbies c. national and multinational business and defense firms d. the Council on Foreign Relations e. industry-based lobby groups
The age of new media began in the
A. 1980s. B. 1990s. C. 2000s. D. 1970s. E. 1960s.
Which of the following pairs correctly matches a type of policy with a specific case of that type?
a. redistributive policy and Social Security b. regulatory policy and Head Start c. distributive policy and Supplemental Security Income d. regulatory policy and a gas tax e. regulatory policy and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)