Which of the following best describes the outcome of the 2010 congressional elections?
a. Democrats controlled the House and Senate.
b. Republicans controlled the House and Senate.
c. Democrats controlled the Senate and Republicans controlled the House.
d. Democrats controlled the House and Republicans controlled the Senate.
e. Democrats and Republicans each controlled about 50 percent of the House and Senate.
Answer: C
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In the primary system,
A. Democrats give extra delegates to loyal states, while Republicans give extra delegates to large states. B. Democrats give extra delegates to large states, while Republicans give extra delegates to loyal states. C. Democrats and Republicans both give extra delegates to large states. D. Democrats and Republicans both give extra delegates to loyal states. E. neither Democrats nor Republicans give any extra delegates to the states.
Which of the following statements contradicts the hypothesized effect of the variable of political institutions on welfare state spending?
A. Sweden has strong labor integration in the government and is also a strong welfare state. B. Denmark has a relatively homogeneous population and spends nearly 30% of its GDP on welfare. C. Osnia, a small state with regressive taxation favoring businesses, spends very little on social welfare. D. The United States has minimal government intervention in the market and spends much less on social welfare than other nations with comparable wealth. E. Germany has a federal government which frequently approves radical redistributive spending proposals in the legislature.
Latent public opinion refers to
a. active though superficial public opinion. b. inactive opinion that can become very active. c. the rising influence of public opinion in times of war. d. the economic implications of foreign policy on public opinion.
Many states will bridge the gap between floating and fixed exchange rates by periodically intervening in the currency markets, usually to promote stability. This type of intervention is called a(n) __________
A) interventionist system B) periodic-float system C) primary-float system D) managed-float system