The Framers of the Constitution did not create a direct democracy because
A) it wasn't the best way to resist manipulative politicians.
B) direct democracy had never been used before.
C) the people had expressed support for a government similar to a monarchy.
D) they were worried about the efficiency of ballot counting mechanisms.
E) they believed the rights of the minority would be suppressed by the dominating majority.
E
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a. 1893 b. 1900 c. 1959 d. 1971
One key problem the EU suffers from is that __________.
A. it has too much on its plate as it controls both fiscal and monetary policies of member states B. it has no control over either fiscal or monetary policies of member states C. monetary policy is controlled by member states, whereas fiscal policy is set by the EU D. fiscal policy is controlled by member states, whereas monetary policy is set by the EU
A state commission that recommends changes in the state constitution for action by the legislature and vote by the voters is called a(n) ________
A. lobby B. constitutional commission C. revision commission D. popular initiative E. constitutional convention
If a public relations firm "mobilizes the grass tops," it is
A. attempting to build up support only on the national level. B. engaging in lobbying only for issues that are already widely popular on a national level. C. attempting to influence only local races in hopes of effecting change that will "trickle up." D. conducting a particularly shallow grassroots campaign that focuses on the most politically active citizens. E. mining databases for high-status community leaders to contact legislators in key districts.