Which of the following examples demonstrates agenda building?

A) The National Bureau of Economic Research declared in late 2008 that the United States was officially in a recession, which is an economic downturn.
B) In early 2009, Congress passed and President Barack Obama signed, legislation designed to improve the performance of the economy.
C) The Senate voted to approve one of the components of the Affordable Health Care Act but delayed approving other aspects of the bill.
D) Members of Congress debated the details of a proposed economic stimulus package designed to help the economy recover from recession.
E) The government designs policies to improve health care by authorizing a massive reform of the health care system.


A

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a. ruler of a given territory could determine the religion of that territory. b. people of a given territory could elect their own ruler. c. world system was based on competing classes. d. role of local judges should be constantly questioned.

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Compare the operation and the role of judges in adversarial and inquisitorial systems.

What will be an ideal response?

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What have scholars discovered about voting based on a number of different field experiments?

a. Telephone calls stressing the importance of voting increased turnout the most. b. Television advertising about the closeness of the election had the greatest effect on turnout. c. Personal visits combined with a message about the closeness of the election increased turnout the most. d. Americans have become so apathetic that there is very little that can be done to increase voter turnout above 50%.

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The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 enabled individuals to register to vote at all of the following except

a. when applying for unemployment compensation. b. when applying for welfare benefits. c. when applying for a driver's license or registering their cars. d. on the day of the actual election.

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