How does the frequency of elections in the United States compare with the frequency in other democratic countries? Why might this difference matter?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Indicate that elections in the United States are more numerous and frequent than in other countries.
2, Discuss the fact that the United States has a federal system of government, and the people participate in electing local, state, and national officials.
3, Indicate that in the United States political offices are independent across branches as well as levels of government.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Which of the following statements about youth politics and the generational divide in Brazil is NOT correct?
a. Young Brazilians vote and mobilize often, although the degree of their engagement is a function of their level of education with the college educated acting most consistently. b. Access to technology and available time are two important factors that facilitate the activism of Brazil's middle-class youth. c. The key demand of Brazilian youth is for cleaner government. d. Brazil has a rapidly aging population sharpening the political differences between the country's generations. e. The clash of youthful expectations about Brazil's democracy and its lingering problems of poverty, inequality, and poor governance was at the center of the protests that erupted in June 2013.