A(n) __________ is the perception of popular support for a program or policy based on the margin of electoral victory won by a candidate who proposed it during a campaign

Fill in the blank with the right word.


Answer: mandate

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a. Republicans b. Democrats c. "no political party" d. None of the above

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Define and explain the significance of elitism.

What will be an ideal response?

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The Supreme Court's decision in Marbury v. Madison hinged on an interpretation of __________

a. the Court's original jurisdiction in Article III b. the commerce clause in Article I c. the necessary and proper clause in Article I d. the privileges and immunities clause in Article IV

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What was the public's response when police roughed up antiwar demonstrators at the 1968 Democratic convention?

A. Only older people were overwhelmingly on the side of the demonstrators. B. The public was nearly evenly split in its sympathies. C. The public was overwhelmingly on the side of the demonstrators. D. Only younger people were overwhelmingly on the side of the demonstrators. E. The public was overwhelmingly on the side of the police.

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