Why is voting an important civic responsibility?

a. it is a part of the constitution
b. it is required by law
c. it determines the best-known members of a community
d. it ensures that government represents the people.

how does one become a citizen? select 2 answers

a. a person is born in the united states
b. a person of foreign birth is granted citizenship after living in the us for 5 years
c. a person of foreign birth successfully completes the naturalization process
d. a person marries someone who is already a us citizen

of the following choices, which ones are considered democratic values? 2 answers

a. serving in the military
b. honesty
c. patriotism
d. voting in an election

It is widely assumed that people need to engage in intellectual activities such as solving crossword puzzles or mathematics problems in order to maintain mental sharpness as they age. in fact, however, simply talking to other people—that is, participating in social interaction, which engages many mental and perceptual skills—suffices. evidence to this effect comes from a study showing that the more social contact people report, the better their mental skills. which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the force of the evidence cited? (a) as people grow older, they are often advised to keep exercising their physical and mental capacities in order to maintain or improve them. (b) many medical conditions and treatments that adversely affect a person's mental sharpness also tend to increase that person's social isolation. (c) many people are proficient both in social interactions and in solving mathematical problems. (d) the study did not itself collect data but analyzed data bearing on the issue from prior studies. (e) the tasks evaluating mental sharpness for which data were compiled by the study were more akin to mathematics problems than to conversation.