Fewer than 5 percent of Americans live below the poverty line

One of the key factors influencing domestic policy in the developing world is

A. the availability (or lack of availability) of financial resources to fund initiatives. B. voting turnout in recent elections. C. whether political socialization produces an active and productive political elite. D. the nation's colonial heritage.

In Ex parte Garland (1867), the Supreme Court held that a presidential pardon

a. fully restores any civil rights that were forfeited upon conviction of a crime. b. may not be issued in cases of treason against the United States. c. may apply to state as well as federal crimes. d. may be issued only after the individual has begun to serve his sentence.