In his landmark dissent in New State Ice Co v. Liebmann (1932), Louis Brandeis, an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, coined the phrase
a. "The Polar Express.".
b. "Laboratories of democracy.".
c. "Ice is nice.".
d. "Polar democracy.".
b
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An electoral system that assigns one seat in a legislative body to represent citizens who live in a district is known as which of the following?
A. Single-member plurality system B. Proportional representation system C. Winner-take-all system D. Disproportional representation system E. Two-party system
Aristotle saw the key idea of politics involving rule, or authority
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
What is the main difference between political parties and interest groups?
a. Only interest groups use money as a way to influence the outcomes of elections. b. Only interest groups have a political agenda they wish to support. c. Only political parties run candidates for office. d. Only political parties have a political agenda they wish to support.
What is one of the biggest criticisms one could make about elections today?
a. Elections have become too dependent on the candidates' personal wealth or their ability to raise massive sums of money. b. There are sometimes too many good candidates for office. c. Corruption is so widespread in elections it is hard to say any election is fair anymore. d. Special interests are not as important as they used to be, because of new campaign contribution limitations.