dataset_name: high_school_government_and_politics
description: The following are multiple choice questions (with answers) about high
  school government and politics.
fewshot_config:
  sampler: first_n
  samples:
  - question: '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.'
    target: 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).
  - question: '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'
    target: 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).
  - question: '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.'
    target: 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).
  - question: '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'
    target: 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).
  - question: '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'
    target: '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).'
tag: mmlu_flan_cot_fewshot_social_sciences
include: _mmlu_flan_cot_fewshot_template_yaml
task: mmlu_flan_cot_fewshot_high_school_government_and_politics
