What is a way in which the United States differs from other democracies?
a. It has a presidential system rather than a parliamentary one.
b. There is only one layer of decision—making authority—at the national level.
c. It has a commitment to majority rule through elections.
d. It has a political system in which the head of the executive branch is selected by members of the legislature.
e. It has a political culture that affects the political system.
a
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Federal judges are
A. chosen in a secret process. B. appointed for life. C. elected by the people. D. chosen by Congress. E. appointed for a six-year term.
Ballots that have more than one choice for an office, whether because the voter cast a ballot for more than one candidate or wrote in a name as well as making a mark are referred to as
A) cross over voting. D) closed election. B) overvotes. E) open election. C) white primary.
A policy-making process in which those with a numerical majority hold the authority is called
A) diffused. B) elitist. C) majoritarian. D) pluralist. E) diversified.
Developing industries that require protection to get started are better known as ________.
a. infant industries b. nascent industries c. protected industries d. competitive industries