What has been described as "the greatest systematic change in presidential nominating procedures in all of American history"?
a. The late 1820s process of jurisdictions sending delegates to a central location
b. The 2012 election in which the spending for federal races exceeded half a billion dollars
c. The early 1900s process of tying candidates closely to existing party leaders through caucuses
d. The 1972 adopted comprehensive set of recommendations that recast the ground rules for delegate selection
d
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Japan's economy is in decline today because
a. Japanese goods and products have been shown to be of inferior quality, resulting in a massive decrease of consumer demand. b. Japan has committed the bulk of its budget toward rebuilding its military and in doing so has ignored the economy. c. Japanese politicians have imposed costly and burdensome regulations on business and industry, radically reducing their profit margins. d. Japanese politicians, the bureaucracy, and big business rely on each other so much that they have all lost the ability to make sound economic judgments.
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a. placed an undue financial burden on the states b. decreased political engagement as benefits increased c. increased later political involvement by its participants d. acted as a catalyst for more financial demands by recipients
Which of the following groups is least likely to vote in a national election?
a. 65+ b. 50–65 c. 35–49 d. 18–34