To guarantee that elected representatives can be held accountable for their actions by the electorate, an ideal representative democracy has a number of safeguards. What is one of those safeguards?

What will be an ideal response?


universal adult suffrage

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Despite public support for more federal funding for education, legislators have failed to pass funding bills due to social conflict in two areas. Those are:

A. Integrated vs segregated schools B. English immersion vs ESL C. Public vs private sectarian education D. A & B only E. A & C only

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Which doctrine allows detainees to argue their innocence before a judge?

a. constitutionalism b. habeas corpus c. judicial activism d. separation of powers

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The problem of educated young people leaving their home country to move to Western countries is known as __________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Political Science