What happens at the preparation stage of the initiative process?

What will be an ideal response?


A new law or constitutional amendment is written or "drafted." Lawyers may be consulted. Drafts are submitted to the state Attorney General with a fee of $2,000. The AG's office posts the measure online and allows 30 days of public comment. Authors then have 5 days to change their proposal in response to the public comments if they choose. AG then assigns a title and summary.

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Which of the following is true of consumer interest groups?

A. They represent all trade organizations. B. They are organized to protect the rights of buyers. C. They are organized to work on behalf of agricultural interests. D. They help protect the rights of private-sector workers. E. They represent people who share the same race.

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A ___________________________ strategy is more likely to see terrorism as acts of war

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Some people stop voting for less-recognizable, lower level offices as they work their way toward the end of ballots. This phenomenon is called ______.

A. low turnout B. apathy C. roll-off D. polarization

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Because of high levels of controversy surrounding redistricting, some states have put redistricting under the control of

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