The dominant culture in U.S. political culture comes from Western European civilization.  Which of the following values is NOT among those of the dominant culture?

In times of crisis, the French president has the constitutional authority to rule as a de facto dictator for what period of time?

a. Six months b. One year c. Eighteen months d. Two years e. The remainder of his term, however long that may be

Voter turnout used to be calculated as a percentage of the __________, but now political scientists use the __________.

A. voting-age population; vote eligible population B. voting-age population; total population C. vote eligible population; voting-age population D. total population; voting-age population E. total population; vote eligible population