dataset_name: high_school_government_and_politics
description: 'The following are multiple choice questions (with answers) about high
  school government and politics.


  Q: Which of the following best states an argument made by James Madison in The Federalist
  number 10?

  (A) Honest politicians can prevent factions from developing. (B) Factions are more
  likely to occur in large republics than in small ones. (C) The negative effects
  of factionalism can be reduced by a republican government. (D) Free elections are
  the people''s best defense against factionalism.

  A: Let''s think step by step. We refer to Wikipedia articles on government and politics
  for help. In the Federalist number 10, James Madison advocated for a representative
  republican form of government to guard against factionalism. The answer is (C).


  Q: The term "budget deficit" refers to the

  (A) annual increase in federal spending on the military (B) amount of interest on
  the national debt (C) difference between the initial budget proposals made by the
  president and Congress (D) amount the government spends in excess of its revenues

  A: Let''s think step by step. We refer to Wikipedia articles on government and politics
  for help. When the goverment spends more than it earns, their difference is the
  budget deficit. The answer is (D).


  Q: Which of the following statements about cabinet departments is FALSE?

  (A) They are established by the legislative branch. (B) Their members often don''t
  have much influence over presidential decisions. (C) They cannot all be run by leaders
  who belong to the same political party the president does. (D) Not every federal
  agency is a cabinet department.

  A: Let''s think step by step. We refer to Wikipedia articles on government and politics
  for help. There is no law stipulating that some cabinet department leaders have
  to belong to a political party different from that of the president. The answer
  is (C).


  Q: Which of the following cases established the precedent that a defendant must
  be informed of the right to remain silent, the right to a lawyer, and protection
  from self-incrimination?

  (A) Weeks v. United States (B) Betts v. Brady (C) Mapp v. Ohio (D) Miranda v. Arizona

  A: Let''s think step by step. We refer to Wikipedia articles on government and politics
  for help. In the landmark Miranda v. Arizona in 1966, the US Supreme Court, based
  on the Fifth and Sixth Amendment of the US Constitution, guaranteed a defendant''s
  right to an attorney and protection from self-incrimination. The answer is (D).


  Q: Uncertainty over the limits to presidential power is caused primarily by the
  fact that

  (A) the constitutional definition of those powers is broad and unspecific (B) most
  people agree that the Constitution places too many limits on presidential power
  (C) the Supreme Court consistently refuses to rule on cases concerning presidential
  powers (D) constitutional amendments have greatly increased presidential powers

  A: Let''s think step by step. We refer to Wikipedia articles on government and politics
  for help. The US Constitution is not very specific about the powers of the president,
  leading to uncertainty over its limits. The answer is (A).'
include: _mmlu_flan_cot_fewshot_template_yaml
task: mmlu_flan_cot_fewshot_high_school_government_and_politics
