According to the text, Americans' knowledge of politics is
A. very good.
B. usually up on current events, but nothing else.
C. woefully ignorant.
D. good about the workings of the government, but not current office holders or events.
E. better at the local level.
Answer: C
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a. The dispersal of power within democracies makes it easy for groups to block war. b. Democracies share norms and values that encourage peaceful dispute resolution. c. Democracies are more transparent than nondemocracies, making it easier to avoid spirals of conflict. d. Leaders of democratic nations are careful before choosing to fight a war because they want to stay in office. e. Democracies operate from a position of peace
On-line processing allows ______.
A. pollsters to legitimately include data taken from web polls in their survey results B. individuals to make real-time updates to their evaluations of political events C. interest groups to mobilize their followers more readily D. opinion leaders to mediate and make sense of information
Among the delegates to the Constitutional Convention, only Alexander Hamilton proposed
A. a separation of powers. B. a republican form of government. C. an electoral college. D. sticking with the Articles of Confederation. E. establishing an American monarchy.
In addition to ratification of the Sixteenth Amendment, which other development fundamentally changed how revenue is allocated between governments?
a. The regulation of federal grants b. The establishment of the full faith and credit clause c. The process of devolution from centralized government d. The implementation of the elastic clause