A direct democracy is a political system in which citizens _____
a. work together to make decisions
b. take turns running the government
c. choose their leaders through an open ballot
d. have the power to veto their leader's decisions
Correct Answer: a
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a. pitted the interests of men against women so there were not enough votes for ratification. b. pitted the interests of urban, upper-class women against working-class women, so the movement was divided. c. pitted African American women against White women over fears that the ERA would erase the gains of the civil rights movement. d. pitted feminists against antiabortion groups that produced a contentious debate, and the time for ratification expired.
Which city in Texas began operating a light rail system in 1996, becoming the first city in the American Southwest to do so?
a. Houston b. Austin c. San Antonio d. El Paso e. Dallas
Which of the following circumstances covered by the media raised suspicion of corruption in the judiciary in Texas in the 1980s?
a. the pro-business stand of the Supreme Court b. the fact that judges were appointed by the governor c. the constant moving of appellate cases to other courts without sufficient cause d. the fact that clerks attended deliberation conferences
It is somewhat difficult to speak of a Marxist approach to international relations because
a. Marx himself did not write much about international relations. b. Marx wrote so much about international relations and much of it is contradictory. c. it is not much different than liberalism. d. Marxism is about economics, not politics.