What is ticket-splitting, and why might voters engage in this election activity?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Define ticket-splitting as voting for candidates of different political parties for various offices in the same election.
2. Explain how there are different explanations for the phenomenon. For example, voters might not trust either established party to govern well, or they might be more concerned with individual candidates or issues.
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The U.S. Constitution leaves election administration to
a. political parties b. Supreme Court justices. c. states. d. interest groups.
From 1787 until the Civil War almost all newspapers were openly and explicitly partisan
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The __________ clause of the First Amendment prevents Congress from recognizing one church by law as the nation's official church, as Britain had done with the Anglican (Episcopal) Church
A) establishment B) free exercise C) full faith and credit D) interstate commerce E) impartiality
Which judge may serve as a coroner to certify cause of death despite having no medical training?
a. Municipal judge b. Justice of the peace c. District judge d. County court at law judge e. Supreme Court justice