Why is a complex ballot problematic for voters?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Explain that many voters are unsophisticated and lack political knowledge.
2, Evaluate how a ballot that voters cannot understand undermines the voting process by contributing to voter error.
3, Discuss how voter error undermines the democratic process because the true interests of the voter cannot be determined.
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In a game with incomplete information (uncertainty), what determines the probability of a type?
a. Random selection. b. Player A. c. Player B. d. The probability arises endogenously from the game.
Judges who are appointed to fill an unexpired term must run in a retention election when the term expires.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following is true regarding the governor's appointment and removal powers?
a. The governor must have 50 percent of his or her appointees be minorities. b. The governor can remove any board member upon being elected. c. The governor can only remove his or her own appointees with two-thirds approval of the senate. d. The governor can remove appointees on his or her own initiative without approval from the senate.
Compare and contrast the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
How did the two organizations differ in origins and strategy? Describe the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), including how it developed and what strategies its members used. How did it differ from the SCLC? Do you think the techniques of one of these organizations were more successful than those of the others? Why or why not? How well would the techniques used by these groups transfer to current efforts to expand civil rights for gays and lesbians? What will be an ideal response?