Electoral systems are ______.
A. determined by the number of political parties that can get elected to office
B. formal, legal mechanisms that translate votes into control over political offices
C. systems in which the individual with most votes gets elected
D. systems in which parties interact with one another
B. formal, legal mechanisms that translate votes into control over political offices
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The Civil Rights Act (1964) made it unlawful to discriminate against people based upon race, gender, or religion. This meant, among other things, that restaurants and hotels in the south were no longer permitted to deny service to African Americans. The Supreme Court ruled the federal government had the constitutional authority to enforce the Civil Rights Act from which Constitutional Clause?
a. The interstate commerce clause b. The free exercise clause c. The establishment clause d. The necessary and proper clause e. None of the above
How is attainment and quality of educational achievement measured? What is the difference between them?
What will be an ideal response?
Committees and subcommittees of both houses of Congress frequently hold hearings on proposed legislation (bills) and other subjects within the scope of those committees. These hearings ______.
A. represent an opportunity to work through each section of the bill and rewrite to attract majority support B. are governed by strict rules limiting which amendments members are allowed to offer C. provide an opportunity to make a record for a particular proposal, evaluate how well a program is working, or simply to generate publicity D. for members to cast votes for or against a particular piece of legislation in order to claim credit
What revolution introduced high-yield crops that all but eliminated famine in India?
a. Green Revolution b. Corn Revolution c. Wheat Revolution d. Rice Revolution e. Food Revolution