What was the importance of the Twelfth Amendment, which was ratified in 1804?
A) It created a requirement that electors cast one ballot for president and one ballot for vice president.
B) It created the right to vote for all Americans.
C) It established a limit on the number of terms a president may serve.
D) It abolished the poll tax and literacy test that were used to deny suffrage to minority groups.
E) It mandated that two political parties must always exist in order to give balance to the electoral process.
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Which of the following statements is true of a national committee?
a. A committee consists of representatives chosen fromall the state party organizations. b. Themembers of a committee work independently. c. The chairperson of a committee is formally elected by its party's presidential nominee d. A committee does not impact presidential elections in any way. e. The chairperson of a committee is elected annually.
When was military conscription established in the United States?
a. during the Revolutionary War b. during the Civil War c. during World War I d. during World War II
A congressional committee that is composed of members of both the House and the Senate and that deals with such matters as the economy and taxes is a
A) select committee. B) joint committee. C) standing committee. D) conference committee. E) rules committee.
All of the following nations has or had a written Constitution guaranteeing freedom of assembly EXCEPT
a) the United States. b) Kuwait. c) the Soviet Union. d) Britain.