Of the following ways that citizens may participate in politics, which does the textbook classify as a passive means of participation?

From the beginning of the United States, appointed officials

A) were highly regarded. B) were not trusted. C) were seen as inheritors of a great tradition from Britain. D) were scattered throughout the nation. E) were selected via civil service exams.

After the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968, violent racial disturbances broke out simultaneously in dozens of cities throughout the country, after which, the white majority began to see civil rights as more important

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