Why is declining membership in traditional organizations such as the Boy Scouts insufficient evidence that Americans are becoming less interested in organizing?
a. People who would have once joined the Boy Scouts have joined the Tea Party instead.
b. Rates of volunteerism and membership in other organizations are still high.
c. Many people now prefer to make charitable donations online rather than in person.
d. Many of the skills the Boy Scouts learned are now being taught in outdoor education programs in the public schools.
b
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The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 was amended in 1974 to
A) create the Federal Election Commission. B) provide public financing for congressional races. C) limit campaign expenditures in presidential elections to a maximum of $2 million. D) create the Federal Communications Commission. E) expand presidential campaign spending to an unlimited amount.
Which levels of analysis describes the identity argument that Asian values encourage competent bureaucracies, but de-emphasize individualism?
a. The individual level of analysis b. The domestic level of analysis c. The foreign policy level of analysis d. The systemic level of analysis
Which of the following choices correctly lists the structure of a political party organization, from the lowest to the highest level?
a. Precinct captains, voters, national committee and chair, ward leaders b. Voters, ward leaders, county committee and chair, national committee and chair c. National committee and chair, state committee and chair, country committee and chair, city/town committee and chair d. Ward leaders, voters, precinct captains, national committee and chair e. County committee and chair, national committee and chair, voters, ward leaders
In 1846, David Wilmot, a Democratic representative from Pennsylvania, sought to ban slavery in the newly acquired territories for which of the following reasons?
a. Because his mother was a freed slave. b. Because he was Lutheran and morally opposed to slavery. c. Because he hoped to use the issue as his main campaign promise when he ran for President. d. Because the presence of slaves as free labor depressed wages for White workers.