Which of the following is NOT true regarding trends in state and local revenues?
a. Federal revenues sent to the states play a larger role in state budgets than 60 years ago.
b. States now collect about twice as much of their overall revenues from income taxes than 60 years ago.
c. States have not been as reliant on fees and charges to fill out their revenue portfolios since the 1980s.
d. A much smaller proportion of state revenue is now generated by selective sales taxes on gasoline.
c
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In at-large plurality voting, a. every candidate represents every voter
b. candidates represent a specific area or district. c. candidates with the most votes might still fail to win seats. d. voters have fewer votes than the number of seats to be filled.
Which of the following is a similarity between opinion leaders and peer groups?
A) Both are involved in contesting elections. B) Both comprise co-workers. C) Both comprise well-known political personalities. D) Both comprise celebrities. E) Both can influence an individual's views.
When a democracy engages in war and the war turns out to be a tough battle, what should we expect the democracy to do?
a. Democracies will “declare” victory and leave. b. Democratic constituents will replace the leader and the new leader will win the war. c. The cost of defeat is too high and war will be “won” at a high cost if necessary. d. There is no way to generalize about what democracies do in a tough war.