A critical point in which public support shifts substantially from one party to another is known as ______.

Which of the following is true of the provisions of the Articles of Confederation?

A. The Congress of the Confederationwas a unicameral assembly of representatives. B. Civil officers could be elected by the public to manage general affairs. C. States were deprived of their independent political authority. D. The Congress of the Confederationneeded the consent of at least five states to amend the Articles. E. Each state could send only one representative to Congress.

In Federalist No. 10, James Madison argued that

A. government is most dangerous when a single faction is powerful enough to gain full political control. B. America was not diverse enough to prevent powerful interest groups from exercising too much political power. C. monarchies are preferable to democracies. D. interest groups should be heavily regulated in America. E. interest groups are less troublesome than political parties.