How has the function of the vice president changed since the presidency of Jimmy Carter?
a. The vice president no longer necessarily becomes president in the case of the president’s death
b. The vice president’s functions have become largely ceremonial
c. Vice presidents have been put in charge of increasingly important issues
d. Vice presidents now more frequently preside over the Senate
c. Vice presidents have been put in charge of increasingly important issues
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Other things being equal, the voting rates for men and women ______.
A. had been roughly equal for decades but women are now more likely to vote B. vary depending on the salient issues in a given election C. depend on context as greater percentages of men vote in midterm elections, while greater percentages of women vote in presidential elections D. are heavily conditioned by race and region so it is hard to draw clear conclusions from the data
Redrawing congressional district boundaries to favor a particular group or party is known as ______.
a. reapportionment b. redistricting c. gerrymandering d. franking e. malapportionment
The _____ theory of politics applies to a representative who votes only for bills that will directly benefit his/her own constituents
a. beneficial b. deliberative c. elite d. pluralist e. rational choice
What 16th-century Dutch scholar was critical to the development of international law?
a. Thomas Hobbes b. Immanuel Kant c. Hugo Grotius d. Emerich de Vattel