Most Americans participate in politics through passive, symbolic, or ritualistic ways

Governments in the modern world, whether democratic or not, are similar in doing all of the following EXCEPT

A) protecting citizens? civil liberties. B) maintaining a national defense. C) providing public goods. D) collecting taxes. E) providing public services.

In a semi-presidential regime, who is the primary political actor during periods of cohabitation?

A. the president B. the prime minister C. Both, depending on the issue–prime minister has more control over domestic politics, but president still has a role in foreign policy.