What is an initiative?
a. a meeting of the members of a particular political party to select candidates or decide policy
b. a device by which the electorate must approve the legislature's decisions before they become law
c. an election that allows voters to decide whether or not to remove an elected official before his or her term expires
d. a device whereby a specific number or percent of voters may have a proposed constitutional amendment or law placed on the ballot
Answer: d
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A. money B. information C. networking D. trust
What is an important consequence of the need for secrecy in some bureaucratic operations?
a. The President operates with a significant informational advantage over Congress. b. It can be for lawmakers at the top of the legislative and executive branches to oversee how a bureaucracy implements the laws they pass. c. There are often critical gaps in communication that leave street-level bureaucrats unsure of the purpose of the mission. d. The bureaucracy is capable of carrying out any operations it wishes without fear of legislative accountability.
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a. the US would have vetoed it in the IMF b. it did not have the support of crucial countries like France and China c. smaller countries distrust the IMF d. SDRs have no monetary value
Today, party voting (Democrats support the Democratic nominee, and Republicans support the Republican nominee) hovers around
A) 25 percent. B) ?40 percent. C) 65 percent. D) ?80 percent. E) 90 percent.