Why is public education important in a democracy?
What will be an ideal response?
In order to be fully engaged in a democracy, citizens need the ability to read. Education enables immigrants to assimilate into American society. Education creates stronger individuals and stronger society.
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Approximately how many political appointments does a contemporary president need to make?
A) 1,000 B) 3,000 C) 5,000 D) 7,000
Women gained the right to vote in the United States less than 100 years ago. The best characterization of women's voting pattern since the Nineteenth Amendment was passed would be __________
a. they started quickly and have remained at that level b. they started quickly and have slowed down since c. they started slowly and have continued slowly d. they started slowly but have gained momentum since
All of the following EXCEPT _____ were commonly used before the 1960s to keep African Americans from voting
A. the poll tax B. the literacy test C. the white primary D. the preclearance requirement
Political scientists see institutions as
a. organizational arrangements. b. lacking official rules. c. sets of unwritten norms. d. often irrelevant to the reality of how government is conducted. e. important, but too problematic to study.