How does the presidential primary system contribute to the intense partisanship of American politics today?
a. It allows minor parties to compete against the major parties, forcing the main parties into extremism.
b. It takes power out of the political parties and puts it into the hands of the candidates, who react by taking their positions to the extreme. -
c. The conventions create an artificial emotionalism that appeals to extreme elements.
d. It forces candidates to play to the most ideologically extreme elements within their party.
d
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A) proportional voting. B) cumulative voting. C) the Australian ballot. D) selective voting. E) None of the above
A government can control the value of its currency by
a. increasing or decreasing the supply of money. b. adjusting interest rates. c. practicing arbitrage. d. Both options a and b are true. e. All of the above are true.
The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act left open the ability for wealthy individuals to donate virtually unlimited sums of __________ to state and local party organizations
a. hard money– b. soft money c. election money d. PAC money
In Miller v. California, the U.S. Supreme Court held that material must have a deficit of meaningful artistic, literary, political, or scientific worth to be considered __________
a. obscene b. hate speech c. fighting words d. a prior restraint