What was politically significant about Geraldine Ferraro in 1984?
A. She became the first woman to serve as attorney general of the United States.
B. She became the first woman to be elected governor of a state.
C. She became the first woman to run on the national ticket of a major political party.
D. She was the first person to hold the top position in the U.S. Senate.
E. She was the first woman to hold the top position in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Answer: C
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a. there is a strong relationship between level of trust and level of democracy. b. countries with less than 30 percent of the people saying others can be trusted receive the highest democracy scores. c. most countries with less than 40 percent of the people saying others can be trusted have very low democracy scores. d. a country in which more than 50 percent of the people say others can be trusted has the lowest democracy score.
Which of the following is true of the relationship between democracy and gender equality?
A. Gender equality seldom impacts whether citizens tend to support democracy or not. B. Democracy asserts that everyone should have equal rights and be held equal before the law. C. No empirical evidence exists for the claim that democracy is associated with greater levels of gender equality. D. Democratic ideals and democratic performance are exclusive features of the Western countries of the world. E. Socioeconomic change and democracy are two mutually-exclusive factors affecting gender issues.
The U.S. government currently owns dams, railroads, numerous resources, and
__________ percent of all the land in the country. a. 13 b. 29 c. 57 d. 42
The Supreme Court ruled in Buckley v. Valeo that which of the following cannot be banned under the Constitution?
A. The amount a candidate spends on a campaign B. Making unlimited contributions to a congressional campaign C. Accepting campaign contributions from a corporation or union D. Contributions to members of the Federal Election Commission E. Making unlimited contributions to a presidential candidate