According to Anthony Downs, voting is ______.

a. a rational act because each vote will make a difference in an election result
b. a rational act because voting is easy to do
c. a rational act because the benefits of voting are enormous
d. an irrational act because any one vote is not a decisive one


d. an irrational act because any one vote is not a decisive one

Political Science

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The number of presidential press conferences held each year since the 1930s has __________

a. increased b. decreased c. remained constant d. spiked in the 1970s, but since declined

Political Science

In ________, the Supreme Court announced that "as nearly as practicable one man's vote in a congressional election is to be worth as much as another's."

A. Wesberry v. Sanders B. Brown v. Board of Education C. Jones v. Georgia D. Davis v. California Secretary of State's Office E. Smith v. Allwright

Political Science

Reducing the use of chloroflourocarbons was possible because of their widespread use and scientific recognition of their hazard to the environment

a. True b. False

Political Science

The classical notion of balance of power __________.

A. describes an approach for maintaining stability in the relations among states B. explains that peace can be assured only when states disarm militarily C. holds that war is not inevitable D. states that resource disputes are the underlying cause of all conflict

Political Science