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kshipps

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By the 1980s, positive portrayals of the U.S. political system had become uncommon due to __________.
 
  a. the Cold War and the Iran-Contra affair
  b. Watergate and the Vietnam War
  c. the failure of Ronald Reagan to connect with the public
  d. Gerald Ford's pardon of Richard Nixon

Question 2

The closest American approximation of direct democracy is the New England
 
  a. town meeting.
  b. straw poll.
  c. primary election.
  d. majority rule.
  e. Athenian democracy.



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

a



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