Which statement is true about most congressional elections today?
A) Incumbents lose reelection most of the time.
B) Incumbents don't get much attention from the media.
C) Incumbency has no effect on the outcome of elections.
D) The challenger does not need to raise a lot of money.
E) Most congressional elections are not very competitive.
E
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Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann's "spiral of silence" theory contends that
A. most individuals like to challenge dominant opinions. B. people tend not to express their views until asked. C. most individuals are reluctant to speak out against the dominant opinion. D. people holding deviant opinions tend to be more vocal, and hence silence the majority. E. All of these answers are correct.
What did Thomas Jefferson promote as a way for Congress to raise money, and as a means to institutionalize his vision of a rural America?
a. Land Ordinance of 1785 b. Taxation Enactment of 1786 c. Naturalization Act of 1790 d. Residence Act of 1790
The purpose of affirmative action programs is to provide preferential treatment to minorities and/or women to overcome past discriminatory practices
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Which of the following gave rise to one of the biggest human migrations in history?
a. Great Britain partitioned India into Hindu and Muslim states by creating the separate states of India and Pakistan. b. The election of Indira Ghandi led 40 million Muslims to flee India in fear of religious persecution. c. A religious civil war in 1947 resulted in the forced evacuation of millions of Hindus to the southern regions of India. d. Drought and famine during the late 1800s caused millions of people to move to the northern regions of the country.