Initiative, referendum, and recall are examples of
A) oligarchy.
B) representative democracy.
C) anarchy.
D) direct democracy.
E) direct egalitarianism.
D
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The number of civilians working for the federal bureaucracy has not increased much since 1960. This observation fails, however, to account for the
A. enormous decrease in the government workforce that occurred between 1986 and 1990. B. enormous increase in the government workforce that occurred between 1965 and 1970. C. enormous increase in state bureaucracies that occurred during this period. D. enormous increase in local bureaucracies that occurred during this period. E. growing number of people who work indirectly for the government.
In 2007, the Supreme Court allowed a school principal to punish a student for displaying a flag saying "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" because
A. the Court held that it was not within the student's freedom of speech to treat the flag in that manner. B. the Court held that the language incited unruly behavior. C. the Court held that the language harmed a religion. D. the Court held that the language endorsed drug use. E. None of these are correct.
Which of these is a true statement regarding religion?
A. Economic issues are rarely of concern to those who are religious. B. Jews are generally strongly Republican. C. Protestants are less conservative than Catholics. D. Seculars tend to be more supportive of abortion rights than are fundamentalists.
According to Michelle Alexander, there can be a large gap between the general perception of drug users and distributors and the reality of their demographics. Which of the following statements reflects a quantifiable difference between general perception and reality?
A. White youth use significantly more marijuana than black youth, especially those from ages 18-22. B. White youth are the most likely of any racial or ethnic group to be guilty of illegal drug possession and sales. C. White individuals represent more than half of those incarcerated for drug crimes committed in urban areas. D. White individuals frequently travel to minority neighborhoods to purchase illegal substances.