To be elected president, a candidate must receive ________ electoral votes?
What will be an ideal response?
270
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Justice Miller wrote in ___________ "It is as essential to the successful working of this government that the great organisms of its executive and legislative branches should be the free choice of the people, as that the original form of it should be so.". a.Yick Wo v. Hopkins (1886) b. Ex Parte Yarbrough (1884) c. United States v. Carotene Products (1938) d. Guinn v. United States (1915)
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As shown in Figure 10.1, following the advice of Benjamin Franklin, what form of legislature does Congress take?
a. bicameral b. direct c. trilateral d. unicameral
Which of the following is ?NOT true of civic engagement and the Internet, according to a 2012 study by the Pew Research Internet ?Project?
A) ?Use of the Internet and social media lead to less civic engagement and political activity. B) ?Lower education and income have less of a negative effect on civic engagement among Facebook and Twitter users. C) ?Young people are more likely than older adults to be engaged in political activities on social networking sites. D) ?There was major growth in political activity on social networking sites during 2008-2012.
Why are state governments more likely than the federal government to cut spending on programs that serve low-income residents?
a. State governments cannot run deficits as the federal government can, and state governments have more limited taxing capabilities than the federal government. b. The federal government cannot run deficits as state governments can, and the federal government has more limited taxing capabilities than state governments. c. The federal government must abide by the "general welfare" clause of the Constitution and provide minimal levels of support for low-income residents, while state governments do not. d. State governments only began enacting spending programs for low-income residents in the 1990s, while the federal government has been providing such services since the 1800s.