Texas has traditionally had an activist government that pursued a broad array of ambitious policy goals

In discussing the effectiveness of elections as channels for citizen input, the text concluded all of the following EXCEPT:

A. the right to vote is likely to give a category of people a great deal of influence in policy making. B. the absence of the right to vote virtually ensures that a group of people will have minimal influence on policy making. C. the degree of political unity in a group will affect how much influence the group has on policy making. D. the effectiveness of their leaders will affect how much influence a group has on public policy making.

How is the United States able to loudly proclaim its democratic values in the face of its history of low voter turnout?

a. Voter turnout is the most crucial aspect of democratic culture, but surveys measuring American voter turnouts have historically been inaccurate. b. Voter turnout is not an inherently crucial aspect of democratic culture. c. American citizens generally see democracy more as a virtue to be exported abroad rather than practiced at home. d. A majority of American voters believe it is more patriotic to stay home rather than vote due to their belief in smaller government.