The Founders created the Electoral College because they wanted the president to be selected by __________
a. white, male, property-owning voters
b. ordinary Americans
c. elites
d. the states
c
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A) The Environmental Protection Agency B) The Food and Drug Administration C) The United States Department of Agriculture D) The Social Security Administration E) The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The legislature can refer constitutional amendments, bond measures, and laws for the people to approve or disapprove at election time. These measures are known as ______.
A. statutes B. primary bills C. legislatively referred measures D. none of these
With reference to the various types of municipal elections, what is characteristic of at-large systems in Texas?
a. Voters are free to choose whomever they wish to represent them. b. It is most often used in medium-sized, more homogeneous cities of Texas. c. The seats on the city council are distinguished by numbers. d. It mostly benefits political newcomers.
Direct democracy is a group tactic used almost exclusively by grassroots citizen groups
Indicate whether the statement is true or false