<p>You are no doubt right. Your class masked the weaknesses in PR. Here are two questions from the 2009 AP US Government and Politics exam. As an experiment use PR and Crash Course to answer them:</p>
<p>Which of the following best describes the concept of political efficacy?</p>
<p>A. It is the belief that the average citizen can make little or no difference in an election.
B. It is the belief that an intelligent voting decision cannot be made without information.
C. It is the belief that the media must provide unbiased information for citizens to be able to make well-informed choices.
D. It is the belief that one can make a difference in politics by expressing an opinion and acting politically.
E. It is the belief that politicians must keep the electorate well-informed if they are to govern efficiently. </p>
<p>Giving state governments greater discretion in deciding how to achieve the specific goals of welfare reform is an example of </p>
<p>A. an unfunded mandate
B. implied powers
C. dual federalism
D. devolution
E. affirmative action</p>