The achievement gap describes a troubling difference by which students of different ______ and ______ perform educationally.

Which statement best explains why budget deficits are common in advanced democracies?

a. The checks and balances system makes compromise on budgets necessary. b. Legislatures allows the executive branch to take the lead in writing the budget. c. Legislators approve spending in excess of revenues to benefit their constituents. d. The voting public tends to discount the negative impact of a large national debt.

Who defined the president as a "glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing, and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway"?

A. Harry S. Truman B. James Buchanan C. Gerald Ford D. Dwight D. Eisenhower