Which of the following is the term for an elector who breaks with their pledge by casting a blank ballot or a ballot for another candidate?

 
a. unbound elector 
b. faithless elector 
c. unpledged elector 
d. shadow elector 


b. faithless elector 

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Members of the Constitutional Court are appointed by the

a. chancellor. b. Bundestag. c. Bundesrat. d. both the Bundestag and Bundesrat. e. cabinet.

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a. constitutions should be written more carefully b. constitutions are subject to reinterpretation over time c. constitutional interpretations are fairly consistent over time d. constitutional interpretations are consistent with broad public sentiment

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What did the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 accomplish?

a. It gave women the right to vote. b. It gave eighteen-year olds the right to vote. c. It put states under federal supervision to protect African American voting rights. d. It led to a decline in voter turnout in the South. e. It led to the Selma march.

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