Characteristics of low-income states include all of the following except
a. primarily agriculture-based economies.
b. high child mortality rates.
c. a majority of the population living in poverty.
d. low population growth rates.
e. modern elites living well.
D
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The dominant religious tradition in the early United States was
A. Catholicism. B. Protestantism, especially Presbyterianism. C. Protestantism, especially Puritanism. D. Protestantism, especially Lutheranism. E. nonexistent; the United States had no dominant religious tradition.
Which statement best describes how representative democracy relates to direct democracy?
a. In a representative democracy, a smaller group of people make decisions than in a direct democracy. b. In a direct democracy, there is more concern for political equality and fairness than in a representative democracy. c. In a direct democracy, traditional procedures play a more important role than they do in a representative democracy. d. In a representative democracy, rational-legal legitimacy and the rule of law are stronger than in a direct democracy.
What did presidential scholar Richard Neustadt mean when he referenced the president’s power “to persuade”?
a. The president has the ability to persuade Congress to cede some of its constitutional authority to the executive. b. Most of the president’s power in conducting foreign policy is his ability to persuade Congress to ratify executive agreements. c. In order to be successful, presidents use their status to convince subordinates in the executive branch, as well as members of Congress, to support their policy preferences. d. The president’s constitutional authority outweighs his need to persuade others of his policy preferences.
Federalism provides the central government the power to veto any decision taken by the subnational government
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.