Which segment of the population tends to be overrepresented in political participation?
a. The wealthy
b. The middle class
c. The poor
d. The young
a
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Which of the following has NOT been a consequence of the rise of China’s “Red Capitalists”?
a. Many communist party functionaries have become capitalists. b. Government corruption has increased. c. Economic and political tensions between the communist party and the business community have increased. d. Many businessmen have joined the communist party.
Generally, wealthier and more educated individuals
a. have less of an obligation to participate in politics. b. are more likely to attend local political meetings or to contact public officials. c. are less likely than others to become involved in politics. d. have nearly identical levels of political participation than poorer and less educated individuals.
How did the Great Compromise appease both the large states and the smaller states?
a. It added land to the smaller states, thereby creating more equality among the states. b. It allowed each state to choose between the Virginia and New Jersey Plans. c. It based both houses of the legislature on population. d. It established state equality in one branch of the legislature and gave the popular house more power over taxing and spending bills. e. It increased the power of the state assemblies.
A student is reviewing the literature about legislative efforts to establish a national health insurance. Which of the following would the student expect to find?
A) Initially introduced by Theodore Roosevelt in 1912 but failed despite support by nursing leaders such as Lillian Wald, Lavinia Dock, and Annie W. Goodrich B) Actively supported by the American Medical Association when introduced by Franklin Delano Roosevelt's administration C) First proposed by President Bill Clinton's Health Security Act in the early 1990s but failed as a result of the powerful insurance-industry lobby D) Lost its attraction is the 1950s and has not been supported by major professional nursing associations since that time