What did eighteenth-century British writer and legislator Edmund Burke believe?
a. That elected officials should act as trustees for their constituents
b. That while representatives must pay careful attention to public opinion, they must also maintain theirindependence of thought and action
c. That a natural aristocracy, made up of the best and brightest, should govern
d. That the trustee theory of representation worked
e. All of the above
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According to Aristotle,
a. humans have little or no need for politics. b. humans are essentially political creatures. c. authoritarianism is the best form of government. d. change occurs in private life, but not in public (political) life.
You live in a state in which the governor rarely travels out of state. The reason is to prevent the lieutenant governor from exercising power while the governor is away. Which of the following scenarios describes how the governor and lieutenant governor were most likely chosen for office?
A. They ran for election as a team. B. They were appointed by the state legislature. C. The governor was elected by the people, but the lieutenant governor was appointed by the state legislature. D. The voters elected a governor and lieutenant governor from different political parties. E. The elected governor was impeached and replaced by the lieutenant governor.
In the case of Smith v. Allwright, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the
A) Plessey v. Ferguson decision. B) Arizona Immigration law (SB 1070). C) white-only primary elections in Texas. D) 1923 Texas law that allowed blacks to vote.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Political ideology and party identification are closely related but distinct concepts. 2. One main difference between Republicans and Democrats in the assignment and selection of delegates is that the Republicans include the use of superdelegates, while Democrats do not. 3. In the current party system, the Republican Party’s base has been shifting away from the Northeast and toward the rapidly growing South. 4. In the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the winner of the presidency did not win a majority of the popular vote.