Define "referendum."
What will be an ideal response?
(Wording may vary) A referendum is a vote held by citizens on an existing law. Within 90 days of a law going into effect, voters may challenge the law by first gathering enough signatures to prompt a referendum vote, and if enough signatures are collected and the referendum qualifies for the ballot, then the voters may reject or retain the law at election time.
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Use Figure 2.6 to determine which of the following statements best represents how Americans described themselves in political terms in 2010
a. Americans are more likely to describe themselves as moderates or liberals. b. Americans are less likely to describe themselves as conservative. c. Most Americans describe themselves as conservative. d. Most Americans describe themselves as liberals.
The intensity of a response to a stimuli represents which type of way to assess a measure?
a. reaction time b. frequency of responses c. degree of response d. percent correct
Ivan is a member of an ethnic group that inhabits a distinct region of a country. The group feels oppressed by the government, so it resorts to placing bombs in public places and kidnapping people to draw attention to its desire to form its own regional government. How would Ivan’s group be classified according to Sederberg’s four classifications?
What will be an ideal response?
An independent press plays an indispensable role in maintaining a representative democracy for which of the following reasons?
a. It is typically run by the journalistic elite, who are better equipped to know for whom to vote than the average citizen. b. Without reliable information about the performance of officeholders, citizens would be hard-pressed to monitor their agents, and politicians would find it difficult to communicate with their constituents. c. Otherwise consumers have few opportunities to be exposed to commercial print ads from various parties and candidates competing for elective political office. d. The government has elaborate authority to initiate prior restraint.