Which of the following institutions best exemplifies direct democracy?
A. a local government in which all political positions including judgeships are elective, and none are appointive
B. a presidential administration in which the ethnic make-up of the president's cabinet roughly coincides with the ethnic make-up of the country as a whole
C. a bicameral national government in which seats in one house are divided equally among all the states, and seats in another house are divided among the states in proportion to their population
D. a New England town meeting in which all members of the community are allowed to introduce legislation and then vote for passage or rejection of legislation
E. a national government in which all the people have the right to express their opinion and cast their vote for the person whom they wish to elect to the presidency
Answer: D
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A. mass political participation provides the foundation for the ruling structure B. government exists to promote the public welfare C. political power should be concentrated in a few individuals or families D. the power structure should be completely changed every generation
Which of the following statements about the collection of sales taxes on Internet and online purchases is FALSE?
A. As the volume of Internet sales continues to increase, the amount of state sales tax revenue decreases. B. If an Internet vendor is not required to collect sales tax on a purchase, the purchaser is exempt from paying any sales tax. C. Federal requirements on state sales tax have caused many states to lose urgently needed tax revenue. D. States are vigorously lobbying for changes to federal law so that they can collect taxes on Internet and online purchases. E. States can only require companies that have a physical presence in a state to pay sales tax.
All of these forces help explain the reasons that impoverished children tend to enter school academically behind their more affluent counterparts EXCEPT that:
-they have fewer books at home. -they are less apt to have home computers. -they rarely go to museums.
Which president was very successful at getting legislation through Congress during the first hundred days of his presidency or his "honeymoon?"
A) Harry Truman B) Franklin Roosevelt C) Richard Nixon D) Gerald Ford E) Bill Clinton