Which of the following is a preliminary election conducted within a political party to select candidates who will run for office?
A. Special
B. General
C. Municipal
D. Primary
E. Caucus
Answer: D
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Which of the following is the correct presentation of the majority of American voters?
A) They are very ideological. B) They stand somewhere near the middle ground on many issues of American politics. C) They are very radical. D) They are deeply and fundamentally divided over the basic issues of American politics. E) They are quite knowledgeable about foreign events.
The _____ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution ensures the right of the people to criticize their government.
a. Fifth b. Fourteenth c. Tenth d. First e. Third
Which example best demonstrates a legislator acting as a trustee of his or her constituency?
a. A legislator considers public opinion, refining it with information and careful thought. b. A legislator does whatever is best for his or her reelection. c. A legislator follows the public opinion of his or her constituency. d. A legislator heeds public opinion in every case, except in matters of personal conscience. e. A legislator may follow his or her conscience unless public opinion is clear.
President Yeltsin responded to what he considered to be an obstructive parliament by a. disbanding it and laying siege to its premises
b. ignoring it and relying upon presidential decrees. c. ignoring it and relying upon governors to pass legislation. d. threatening to lay siege to it until it capitulated. e. simply ignoring it as he went about his reforms.