Why do the wealthy participate in politics and government more frequently than the poor?
A) The wealthy are usually bred with a sense of noblesse oblige.
B) Politics and government have a greater effect on their lives than on the lives of the poor.
C) The wealthy consider it a sport.
D) The wealthy tend to be more aware of what they could lose or gain through policy changes.
E) The concerns of the wealthy are more communal, while the concerns of the poor are more
individualistic.
D
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The number of cases that the Supreme Court reviews each term has
A. increased dramatically since the early 1950s. B. hovered around 150 cases since the mid-1980s. C. remained constant since the Civil War. D. dropped significantly since the 1980s. E. increased 50 percent after George W. Bush became president.
Which of the following best describes the pattern of growth for American bureaucracy?
a. steadily and predictably increasing b. constant and unchanging c. periods of little growth followed by periods of rapid growth d. periods of rapid decline followed by periods of slight growth
During the 2016 presidential election cycle, _____ garnered more than twice the amount of earned media than the next closest competitor
A) Ted Cruz B) Jill Stein C) Hillary Clinton D) Donald Trump E) Bernie Sanders
The Civil Service Commission was abolished in _____ and replaced with two new federal agencies to perform its duties
A) 1978 B) 1929 C) 2008 D) 1961 E) 1994