In his book, The World Is Flat, Thomas L. Friedman argues
a. that the world is deeply divided between clashes of civilizations.
b. the world will continue to leave states behind.
c. that information communication technology has created a world that is leveling the playing field for millions of people in the world and giving hope to the hopeless.
d. that the United States is going to dominate the world in the twenty-first century.
e. that the world is going to aid in the development of sub-Saharan Africa.
c
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The Three-Fifths Compromise was a response to
A. apportionment in the U.S. Senate. B. conflict over the institution of slavery. C. the concerns of small states. D. the demands of large states. E. the Electoral College.
Those who see the decline of voter turnout as a function of party organization change believe all of the following EXCEPT
A. parties originally aimed to increase mass political participation. B. parties used caucuses and conventions and fought against legal barriers to voting to increase participation. C. the nation was split by region in the late 1890s, and two-party competition decreased in many places. D. both parties became more liberal. E. citizens lost interest in politics because the parties did not respond to their needs.
Which of the following institutions best exemplifies direct democracy?
A. a local government in which all political positions including judgeships are elective, and none are appointive B. a presidential administration in which the ethnic make-up of the president's cabinet roughly coincides with the ethnic make-up of the country as a whole C. a bicameral national government in which seats in one house are divided equally among all the states, and seats in another house are divided among the states in proportion to their population D. a New England town meeting in which all members of the community are allowed to introduce legislation and then vote for passage or rejection of legislation E. a national government in which all the people have the right to express their opinion and cast their vote for the person whom they wish to elect to the presidency
Which of the following accurately identifies a political change that occurred after the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? a. The South became primarily Democratic
b. White Southerners began to vote for Republicans. c. African Americans began to support Republicans. d. There was equal backing for Republicans and Democrats among African Americans and whites.