One effect of the Twelfth Amendment on the selection of the president and vice president has been ______.
a. greater interparty rivalry
b. to encourage ticket balancing
c. an increased emphasis on attracting minority-party voters
d. to encourage former presidents to run as vice presidential candidates
e. an improvement in status for the vice president
b. to encourage ticket balancing
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Critics of the judicial selection process in Texas argue that _____
a. judges' reliance on campaign contributions compromises their independence b. partisan elections permit judges to be corrupted by campaign contributions c. public financing of judicial campaigns would help to eliminate the idea that judges are controlled by special interests d. all of these e. none of these
Radio became widely available during the ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
In the nation's first century,
A. service in Congress was restricted by the imposition of term limits in many states. B. service in Congress was greatly preferred to service in state government. C. service in Congress was not seen as a lifetime career for most of its members. D. members of Congress would move from House to Senate and back with little concern for the relative power and prestige of the chambers. E. service in Congress was even more of a lifetime career than it is now.
Through the choice of which events and issues to cover, the media __________
a. undermine accountability of elected officials b. complicate democracy by confusing the public c. promote the quality of deliberation and debate in democracies d. help define what issues are important for the public to think about