The influence of Thomas Hobbes's view of human nature and Baron de Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws is directly present in the Constitution in what system?
a. the banking system
b. federalism
c. the system of checks and balances
d. separation of powers
e. the judicial system
c
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Which of the following is a cause for low turnout during an election?
a. competitiveness in elections b. negative campaigning c. dissent against government policies d. the absence of a family tradition of voting
In discussing the forces that propel American political parties toward the middle of the ideological spectrum, Barbour and Wright assume that ______.
a. party activists can have no effect on the final ideological position that their party takes b. the majority of Americans are single-issue voters c. party bosses feel more pressure to win primaries rather than general elections d. most American voters are moderates e. most voters follow the ideological lead of the Republican and Democratic National Committees