A primary election in which voters are required to identify a party preference before the election and are not allowed to split their ticket is called
a. an open primary
b. a blanket primary
c. a closed primary
d. a runoff primary
e. a presidential preference primary
Answer: c. a closed primary
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Franklin D. Roosevelt won support for his policies through which radio program?
A) Fireside follies B) Hearthside manner C) Democracy now D) Fireside chats
When Congress allows bureaucrats to have some power to decide how a law is to be implemented and, at times, to interpret what a law actually means, Congress has opened up a space for ______.
a. political appointment b. executive action c. bureaucratic discretion d. partisan representation
Regarding capital punishment, the Supreme Court has ruled in recent years that
a. the death penalty can be imposed automatically if the defendant is convicted. b. judges, not juries, decide the factual issues in a death penalty case. c. the death penalty is always cruel and unusual punishment. d. the sentencing court must be able to consider both mitigating and aggravating factors. e. individuals under the age of eighteen or who are mentally handicapped can legally be executed.
Typically, the most powerful person in the White House staff is the
A. vice president. B. press secretary. C. secretary of defense. D. first lady. E. chief of staff.