A classic study of America, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, and Mexico found that citizens of __________ had the highest sense of civic duty and civic competence.

Which of the following statements about Germany's participation in the European Union is NOT true?

a. It has forced the country to adopt an unfamiliar free-market economic model. b. Membership in the European Union has permitted Germany to undertake tasks and to assume roles that it may not have done on its own. c. Limits have been placed by the country's Constitutional Court on deeper German integration with the European Union. d. Germany has benefitted economically from European integration. e. Germany is a member of the European Union, but has not adopted the euro.

Distributive policies can be problematic because they ______.

a. tend to be popular but can lead to wasteful spending b. place undue burdens on businesses, making it more difficult for them to make a profit c. help only the poor but are paid for by the wealthy d. are often extremely controversial and lead to great partisan division during their passage e. apply only to the elderly, which upsets those who have to pick up the costs