Compared with other industrialized democracies, voter turnout in the United States is lower for what reason(s)?
a. Political parties are weaker.
b. The population is older.
c. Citizens are poorer.
d. The population is more religious.
e. The population is younger.
a
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An example of a referendum would be when state voters are asked whether they want to ______.
a. remove a state legislator from office before the end of her term b. approve a sales tax increase the legislature has passed c. support a proposed law written by their fellow citizens d. pardon a politician who has been convicted of malfeasance in office e. ratify an amendment to the U.S. Constitution
The Marshall Court's ruling in Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) involved
a. intrastate commerce. b. interstate commerce. c. the right of the federal government to renew the charter for the national bank. d. Congress's right to levy an income tax.
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.