Rather than voting directly for a presidential candidate, voters actually cast their ballot for ________ who pledge to vote for specific candidates.
A. Senators
B. Representatives
C. Executives
D. Electors
Answer: D. Electors
The answer is D, Electors of the Electoral College. Electors are technically free to select candidates of their choosing, but in practice vote for the popular candidate.
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The authors speculate that taxes would probably have been __________ if the Founders had adopted a parliamentary system in America.
A. unaffected B. less controversial C. lower D. higher E. flat
Political parties do NOT do which of the following?
a. Nominate candidates b. Fund campaigns c. Mobilize voters d. Organize government e. None of the above
Anarchy according to realists means
A) a lack of central authority. B) an opportunity for cooperation. C) chaos. D) permanent security dilemmas. E) the overthrow of government.
A reliable indicator of technological innovation is the number of international patent applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty. In 2008, Texas ranked ______ among the fifty states.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).