One reason initiatives are seen as negative is
a. the public is too ill-informed to make intelligent choices.
b. voters with frequent exposure to ballot questions are more likely to vote and feel more politically efficacious.
c. voters have a simple yes-no question rather than being forced to reflect on all appropriate options andalternatives
d. lawmakers prefer to deal with controversial issues, such as abortion and school prayer, and face the directconsequences for their decisions.
c
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The national party committees wield what important power?
a. directing campaign media and funding b. directing policy in legislation and the platform c. veto power over presidential nominations d. veto power over policy platform items
What have technological changes done to the “fairness doctrine”?
a. The rapid growth of broadband Internet highlighted the need to reinstitute the rule to ensure that no groups can dominate political discussions. b. The huge advantage that conservatives enjoy on talk radio resulted in the FCC reimposing the fairness doctrine so that liberals could regain some ground. c. The rapid spread of broadband Internet as an alternative, wide-open source of political expression has made the fairness doctrine moot. d. The growth of the Internet has created new challenges for the FCC and the fairness doctrine still applies, but the agency reevaluates the policy every 5 years.
Which statement regarding the battle over health care reform is true?
a. Bill Clinton made health care reform a priority in his first term, and his proposal for it gained much support in Congress. b. Senator Edward Kennedy's Health Security Act was passed by Congress but ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. c. Health care reform has been proposed in various forms since the early twentieth century. d. Barack Obama was the first president to propose health care reform.
How many citizens did the Constitution initially mandate that each member of the House of Representatives should represent?
a. 30,000 b. 60,000 c. 100,000 d. 130,000