Barack Obama's first year saw ______________increase to over 10 percent, which weighed heavily on the decline in his approval ratings

Citizens may trust local government the most, but they generally take less interest in, vote less often in, and are less informed about their local governments than about the national government

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Truth-in-sentencing means that

a. convicted criminals must serve a certain percentage of their sentence before being eligible for parole. b. if someone is sentenced to six years they will serve six years. c. if a criminal is sentenced, he or she will automatically get out after a certain percentage of the sentence has been served. d. convicted felons who admit details of a crime to the judge will get a lesser sentence.