In what way do minor parties make a significant contribution to the political system?
a. They frequently win elections in crucial swing states.
b. They simplify citizens' choices on Election Day.
c. They draft most legislation that is eventually enacted by one of the major parties.
d. They reveal political divides and bring to light new ideas.
d
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What does the Ninth Amendment say?
a. The states have all of the powers not granted to the federal government. b. The people have all of the powers not granted to the federal government. c. The Constitution's enumerated rights are not inclusive. d. Those accused of a crime have certain rights designed to prevent the government from abusing individual liberties.
The Texas government group most in touch with the public and therefore likely to have greatest access to important information about public wants, needs and desires is
a. legislators. b. appointed officials. c. bureaucrats. d. the governor's office. e. lobbyists.
Following the 2015 elections, state legislatures exhibited which of the following characteristics?
a. About fifty percent of all legislators were women. b. Democrats held 43 percent of the seats while Republicans held 56 percent. c. Legislatures were less racially and ethnically diverse then they were in the previous decade. d. The legal profession accounted for about fifty percent of all legislators.
What did Benjamin Franklin think had to be included in the Constitution?
a. a resolution to limit the president's power to send troops into battle b. a process for dealing with a vacancy in the office of the president c. a process for impeaching and removing the president d. a process for the people to directly elect the president