Which statement about political parties in the United States is true?
a. George Washington was the original advocate of the two-party system.
b. Political parties are included the U.S. Constitution.
c. Political parties in the states are identitical to their national chapters.
d. Opportunities to participate in political parties and their activities are at an all-time low.
e. Thomas Jefferson and other early thinkers thought parties fostered narrow self-interest over the commongood.
Q. 2After gaining independence, India established a
a. short-lived presidential system, modeled after the United States.
b. short-lived communist party system, modeled after the Soviet Union.
c. one-party authoritarian system.
d. parliamentary government, modeled after Britain, which has remained in use virtually ever since.
e. short-lived theocracy based on Hinduism.
Q. 3Most judges easily make the kind of money they should, because they are compensated far better than most successful lawyers.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. 4What is a motor voter law?
a. It requires that states and cities offer rides for voters who could not otherwise get to the polls.
b. It prevents municipalities from closing the polls when voters are still in line.
c. It requires that voting places provide adequate parking facilities for voters.
d. It allows people in a given locality to register to vote at convenient places such as the registry of motorvehicles.
e. It banned poll taxes and other restrictions to voting.
Q. 5The Partition that led to the formation of the separate states of India and Pakistan
a. was supported by Mohandas Gandhi.
b. occurred without any kind of interethnic violence.
c. resulted in hardly any migration and displacement as the Muslim and Hindu populations were largely already settled in accordance to the Partition's boundaries.
d. was brought about, at least in part, due to tensions between the Hindu and Muslim populations.
e. was the result of a decision by the United Nations.
Q. 6The national economic collapse of 2008-2011 was a boon to state courts, as states had to increase their budgets to handle bankruptcy and other cases.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Q. 7What makes it hard for governments to hide the truth or censor the news?
a. The vigilence of political parties
b. The McCain-Feingold Act
c. The Freedom of Information Act
d. The Internet
e. The case of Speechnow.org v. Federal Election Commission
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