The Progressive Movement during the late 19th and early 20th centuries influenced some strong electoral reforms, one of which is the ______, a procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office.
A. Impeachment
B. Arraignment
C. Retraction
D. Recall Election
Answer: D. Recall Election
The answer is D, Recall Election. Although recall elections are allowed under certain circumstances on the state level, they are currently prohibited in the federal system.
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The American public generally
A. holds Congress as an institution in higher regard than it holds individual members of Congress. B. holds individual members of Congress in higher regard than it holds Congress as an institution. C. holds Congress in higher regard than it holds the president. D. holds neither Congress nor its members in high regard. E. holds the Supreme Court and Congress in equally high regard.
Which incident describes a relatively recent cyberattack?
A. U.S.-Israeli virus targeting North Korea's nuclear centrifuge B. U.S.-Israeli virus targeting Iran's nuclear centrifuge C. Saudi virus targeting Turkish oil industry computers D. Iranian virus targeting Israeli military industries
Which of the following functions cannot be performed by state legislatures?
A. modifying and approving budgets B. representing local views at the state level C. performing constituency service D. making laws E. altering the U.S. Constitution
If voters were able to vote on national legislation
a) they might not fully realize what the content of the legislation is b) few voters would be able to assess the trade-offs that are involved c) voters might authorize new spending that would impact on the national debt d) few voters would fully explore the consequences of their voting decisions e) all of the above