Citizens often criticize Congress for being too slow to act responsively; yet voters normally return _____ of their elected members (incumbents) to office
a. none
b. less than three
c. about half
d. nine of ten
e. all
ANS: D
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a. Authoritarian b. Democratic c. Totalitarian d. Socialist e. Republican
According to Gabriel Almond and Sydney Verba, individuals who often feel alienated from politics, have little understanding of political events, and have no interest in trying to understand them better are labeled
a. grass roots participants. b. unconventional participants. c. parochials. d. inattentive public. e. masses.
The "classic" Communist system founded in the Soviet Union by __________ featured a single party interlocked with government and the economy
Fill in the blank with correct word
The life cycle effect is the
A) process by which people acquire political beliefs and attitudes. B) phenomenon of certain attitudes occurring at certain chronological ages. C) value assigned to a person because of occupation or income. D) principle that gender affects political party identification. E) long-lasting effect of a particular political event on attitudes.