The way in which a country's constitution or laws translate popular votes into control of public offices is called a(n)
A) party system.
B) electoral system.
C) constitutional hierarchy.
D) divided system.
E) supremacy clause.
B
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Which of the following statements about the FEC is FALSE?
a. It is an independent agency in the executive branch. b. It administers federal laws dealing with campaign finance. c. It regulates the use of money in State and local elections only. d. It places limits on campaign expenditures and contributions.
In the early years of the republic, newspapers were financially supported by
A) advertising. B) payments from the Associated Press. C) subsidies from political parties and politicians. D) mass circulation. E) religious clubs and organizations.
Under the intermediate scrutiny standard, government enactments that relied on gender would be constitutional under what condition?
A. if the use of gender in the enactment were necessary and proper B. if the use of gender were substantially related to an important governmental interest C. if the use of gender were marginally related to a secondary governmental objective D. if the use of gender were ordered by the president to implement an executive order
In the context of colonialism what was the relationship between education and colonists?
A) Territories tended to already have strong educational systems prior to being colonized. B) Colonial powers generally invested very little in the educational infrastructure of their colonies. C) Access to education was largely withheld from colonists. D) Education was widely disseminated by those in power to colonists.