About half of all local government revenue is obtained from the
a. property tax.
b. income tax.
c. sales tax.
d. payroll tax.
a
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
How have third parties influenced presidential elections?
A. Increasing party identification among the electorate B. Pulling votes from one of the major-party candidates C. Recruiting candidates from the major political parties to run for president D. Encouraging a larger voter turnout on election day E. Distracting and confusing voters about policy agendas
When presidents nominate a person to the Supreme Court, which of the following is the primary consideration?
A) the politics of the nominee B) the judicial talents of the nominee C) the intelligence of the nominee D) the writing ability of the nominee E) the law school from which the nominee graduated
By the 1796 presidential election, just eight years after the signing of the constitution, two political parties had formed and were actively seeking candidates to represent them in the elections. What were these first two political parties?
A) Democrats and Republicans B) Democrats and Liberals C) Republicans and Independents D) Federalists and Democratic-Republicans E) Communists and Socialists