Which of the following is likely to contribute to a negative presidential approval rating?

Which of the following is likely to contribute to a negative presidential approval rating?
 
  a. falling inflation
  b. risingunemployment
  c. rising employment
  d. rising confidence about the future

Question -2-

As described in Table 2.1, Comparing Eighteenth-Century Republicanism and the Democratic Ideal, both eighteenth-century republicanism and the democratic ideal believed that government must be based on which of the following?
 
  a. submission
  b. popular consent
  c. equality
  d. participation

Question -3-

Americans consistently show more pride in their country and its political institutions than which of the following?
 
  a. the French and the British
  b. the British and the Germans
  c. the Germans and the French
  d. the French, the British, and the Germans

Question -4-

Based on Table 2.1, Comparing Eighteenth-Century Republicanism and the Democratic Ideal, which of the following statements best matches the tenets of eighteenth-century republicanism?
 
  a. Anyone has the right to run for office.
  b. Elected representatives act as delegates.
  c. Government safeguards property rights.
  d. The population rules the country directly.