The delegates to the Constitutional Convention hailed from and represented the nation's middle classes

"Effective governance" has many dimensions, but one way to define it is as follows: a good fit exists between the demands of the people and what their institutions deliver; decision makers understand their constituents' needs and respond responsibly to them; and representatives grasp the dimensions of pressing problems or unanticipated events and devise fair, responsible, and timely solutions that make economic sense. Is California "effectively" governed? Considering the definition provided here, devise a short list of criteria for evaluating what "effective governance" means, and construct an argument about how well California state government measures up.

What will be an ideal response?

The German republic that formed after World War I and lasted from 1919 to 1932 was known as ________.

a. the National Socialist government b. the Weimar Republic c. the Catholic Center regime d. the Communist government