A key element of representative democracy is having:

A) 3 or more political parties.
B) a strong president.
C) universal adult suffrage.
D) a federal structure.


Answer: C

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a. loss of support in Congress b. ineffective leadership c. waning public popularity d. immoral behavior e. treason, bribery, and high crimes and misdemeanors

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The 2013 passage of the Affordable Care Act

A. saw most provisions, but not all, upheld by the Supreme Court. B. was initially opposed by most Republicans, though they have since come to support it. C. was accepted by most Republican lawmakers. D. saw a very smooth public introduction and implementation. E. took place in only a few select states.

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In H. P. Hood and Sons v. Du Mond, the Supreme Court invalidated a New York administrative decision that denied Hood and Sons, a Massachusetts corporation, permission to increase from three to four the number of milk processing plants it operated in New York on the grounds of the _____ Commerce Clause

a. isolated b. dormant c. interactive d. active

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The Citizens United case reversed the McCain-Feingold Act. This Supreme Court case says that corporations can now ______.

a. contribute no money to interest groups b. contribute no money to advertising for or against presidential candidates c. engage in broadcast campaigns d. spend no money on scientific research involving animal experimentation e. spend money on advertising only if it is from a special political action committee (PAC) fund

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