Use the cartoon to answer the following questions. President Johnson's budget is the subject of this 1965 political cartoon. According to the cartoon, what is Johnson trying to do?

The cartoon shows a car in free fall. Is the statement made in the cartoon accurate? Justify your answer.

Citizen control of the government's agenda is facilitated primarily by which of the following?

a. elections

b. interest groups

c. political parties

d. polling

e. the Electoral College

One critic wrote that Allende is capable of moving "between the personal and the political, between reality and fantasy." Do these observations apply to this story? Why or why not?

For each term, write a sentence that explains its significance or meaning: special interest group, political action committee, lobbying, grass roots.

Choose the answer that best describes the action or situation.
__________ A serene scene
a. wooded hillside
b. spewing volcano
c. holiday parade
d. political rally

Why do you suppose China's Communist government has allowed more economic reform and freedom but continues to limit political rights and freedom?

There may be a "gender gap" in political party preference in the United States, with women more likely than men to prefer Democratic candidates. A political scientist selects a large sample of registered voters, both men and women. She asks each voter whether they voted for the Democratic or for the Republican candidate in the last congressional election. What are the explanatory and response variables in this study? Are they categorical or quantitative variables?

Suppose that you are a television political commentator. Write a short speech persuading viewers to support Bush, Clinton, or Perot in the 1992 presidential election.

What explanations do these documents provide as to why immigrant voters might have chosen to vote for political candidates who shared their ethnic background?

What can you infer about the values that guided the political system in $1850 \mathrm{~s}$ California with respect to citizenship rights for whites and Native Americans?

It is hoped that future legislation will be enacted without interference by private interest groups or political _______. a. unfair division b. corruption c. mistakes d. distinction

Correct errors in the use of tenses or of commonly confused verbs in the following sentence. If the sentence has no error, write Correct.

They were demanding it through political action.

Complete each sentence by adding who or whom, whichever is correct. Her husband, ______ was a government official, lost his job because of political tensions.