In the era prior to the institution of direct primaries, ______.
A. only self-funded candidates could win elections
B. only nonpartisan candidates could get elected
C. political party bosses controlled elections by selecting candidates and getting them elected
D. none of these
Answer: C
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
An alternative to participant-by-participant matching, which is used frequently in differential research, is to
A) obtain more than one measurement of the independent variable. B) obtain repeated measures of the dependent variable. C) match characteristics of groups. D) ignore group characteristics.
The Texas Supreme Court ruling in the 1998 Operation Rescue-National v. Planned Parenthood of Houston and Southeast Texas, Inc. __________.
A. overturned the state law prohibiting state funds from being used for medically necessary abortions B. defined life as beginning at conception, thereby making abortion subject to criminal prosecution as murder C. upheld restrictions of a lower court on demonstrations near abortion clinics and the homes of doctors who performed abortions D. overturned a series of restrictions (including "informed consent" and parental approval for minors) on abortions enacted by the state legislature
Which of the following is NOT an example of direct democracy?
A) New England town meetings B) electing lawmakers to vote on legislation C) initiatives D) referenda E) recalls