The role of competitive elections is best described as
a. one of multiple factors, including rule of law and civil society, for determining if a society is democratic.
b. the sole determining criteria for establishing if a society is democratic.
c. best achieved through the use of force.
d. only legitimate if 75 percent of eligible voters cast their ballot.
e. necessary for the development of a capitalist economy.
a
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a. Its bill of rights includes a safeguard concerning sexual choice. b. It includes clauses concerning ecological sustainability. c. It retained an element of power sharing in that it specified that cabinets must be racially representative. d. Although much of it can be amended with a simple two-third majority in the National Assembly, there are some elements that are more difficult to amend as they require a 75 percent majority. e. It was drafted by the first democratically elected parliament although that body generally had to include elements that were agreed to prior to the drafting process.
If a lobbyist is trying to convince a legislator to support a particular bill, one of the most valuable resources in doing so is which of the following?
A. A large budget B. A small but very vocal membership C. A long history of supporting that particular legislator D. A large, politically active membership E. A group of policy experts willing to draft legislation for the legislator
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A. sales taxes. B. payroll taxes paid only by employees. C. payroll taxes paid by both employees and employers. D. payroll taxes paid only by employers. E. general tax revenues.