Briefly describe recall elections as well as when it can be used to remove elected officials in the United States
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response would be:
Recall elections permit citizens to attempt to remove elected public officials from office before the end of their term. Eighteen states permit the recall of at least some state-level officials; eleven of these states allow recalls for any reason while seven states require some sort of charges—incompetence, ethical violations, or such—to be made against the incumbent in order for a recall to occur.
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The United States circumvented the Neutrality Acts before entering WWII through tactics such as Lend Lease
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
__________ is a system of limits imposed by the Constitution that gives each branch of government the limited right to change or cancel the acts of other branches
A) ?Popular sovereignty B) Separation of powers C) ?Checks and balances D) ?Egalitarianism E) Universal suffrage
The county government is criticized for implementing the long ballot. How can reform change this?
a. by allowing the county manager to select his commissioners from the county b. by allowing the people of the county to directly elect commissioners for the county c. by allowing the people of the county to directly elect a professional county manager d. by allowing the elected commissioners to appoint a professional county manager
Discuss the tradeoffs involved in reducing "pork-barrel spending" in the Congress.
What will be an ideal response?