Examine the role of third/minor parties in U.S. politics. How have third parties affected the electoral system? What limitations have kept them from achieving major-party status? Provide an assessment, from the individual voter's perspective, on
the utility of voting for a third party.
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Describe the various prominent third/minor parties in American history and their impact on the national debate. (the Libertarians, Tea Party, the Greens, e.g.)
2, Explain barriers that have prevented third/minor parties from becoming major parties.
3, Analyze the pros and cons of voting for a third/minor party candidate and assess whether such votes are wasted.
4, Provide a succinct summary and conclusion.
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Discuss the 2008-2009 economic crisis and recession. What happened and why? What steps did Congress take in response? What steps, if any, should the government take to prevent this from happening again, and why?
What will be an ideal response?
Why did Mussolini use combat groups and punitive expeditions to shore up his government after World War I?
a. The public was forming militias to resist him and his efforts. b. His efforts to win support for the Socialist Party failed, c. He thought if the public were frightened, they would turn to him for support. d. He wanted to threaten resisters. e. He was seeking to round up resisters and have them arrested.
Compared to global warming, addressing the hole in the ozone layer is __________
A) more complex, because the costs of solving the problem are higher B) about the same, because in either case the costs to states' economies are very high C) simpler, because the consequences of ozone depletion are better understood and more immediate D) more time-consuming, because of disagreement about the nature of the problem
Psychological explanations of turnout suggest that voting will rise if
A) more Americans believe that government is responsive. B) party identification increases among the electorate. C) educational levels rise. D) a major war begins. E) satisfaction with government policies declines.