Illiteracy was not a huge obstacle to democracy in India as the state made efforts to reach out to illiterate and poor voters, such as putting party symbols as well as words on ballots

Over the subsequent ten years, the health reform that became law in 2010 is estimated by the Congressional Budget to

A. increase the federal deficit by $138 billion. B. decrease the federal deficit by $138 billion. C. increase the federal deficit by a trillion dollars. D. decrease the federal deficit by a trillion dollars. E. have no effect on the federal deficit.

Which of the following is an example of an executive order?

a. President Obama's order raising the minimum wage of federal contractors b. President Obama's proposal to reform health care policy c. President Bush's order to send troops to Afghanistan d. President Nixon's order to hold back funding for the Clean Water Act