Which of the following is likely to contribute to a negative presidential approval rating?
a. falling inflation
b. rising unemployment
c. rising employment
d. rising confidence about the future
b
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The inability of political rivals to compromise their issue positions in order to reach an agreement in the public interest is often labeled political ______.
A. correctness B. efficacy C. gridlock D. discipline
Critics of market fundamentalism point to all of the following except:
a. that only strict conditionalities on IMF loans promoting market principles will make aid effective b. the conditionalities that require privatization often result in many job losses in recipient countries. c. that conditionalities infringe on the sovereignty of recipient countries d. the loan conditions requiring increased fiscal austerity are the opposite of what most LDCs really need
The rise of the Internet has little effect on political participation.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following statements about youth politics and the generational divide in Brazil is NOT correct?
a. Young Brazilians vote and mobilize often, although the degree of their engagement is a function of their level of education with the college educated acting most consistently. b. Access to technology and available time are two important factors that facilitate the activism of Brazil's middle-class youth. c. The key demand of Brazilian youth is for cleaner government. d. Brazil has a rapidly aging population sharpening the political differences between the country's generations. e. The clash of youthful expectations about Brazil's democracy and its lingering problems of poverty, inequality, and poor governance was at the center of the protests that erupted in June 2013.