The election season is made longer and more expensive by the use of ___________ for most key offices

James is embarrassed to admit that he does not know the names of his state's senators nor which party the governor of his state belongs to. He could not find the country of Afghanistan on a map if his life depended on it and rarely reads the news

He has voted only once and knows little about politics or government. James knows that he is not the only American so ill informed. Yet, despite James's surprising lack of knowledge, he is generally pleased with how well democracy seems to work in America. In this scenario, what does James embody? a. the "paradox of mass politics" b. the "bandwagon effect" c. the "feeling thermometer" d. "public opinion shorthand"

Why do European efforts to create an independent security force not threaten the maintenance of the Community, in Jervis's view?

a. The purpose of the European force is not to fight the United States. b. The Europeans are insufficiently coherent as a bloc to create a functional security force. c. The United States will be an active participant in the command structure of the new European force. d. No European force will ever be powerful enough to challenge the military power of the United States. e. European countries will never be willing to pay the costs necessary to create a security force that can challenge the United States.