Elections are the key way in which Americans keep their elected officials in line with the threat of voting ______ out of office and voting in ______.

a. challengers; incumbents
b. officials; constituents
c. incumbents; challengers
d. constituents; bureaucrats


c. incumbents; challengers

Political Science

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A. neo-liberal economic policies. B. Indian five-year plans. C. the consumption of only homemade goods. D. the influx of foreign goods.

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Federal mandates are direct judicial orders requiring state governments to comply with the Constitution

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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In the 1970s and 1980s, radical social scientists used the term __________ to describe a situation in which the legal ties of colonialism have given way to informal mechanisms of economic control

a. informal colonialism b. dependency c. weakened superiority d. structural adjustment e. domestic imperialism

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To be elected, a presidential candidate must receive:

A. half of the 538 electoral votes available. B. more than half of the 538 electoral votes available. C. three-fourth of the 538 electoral votes available. D. more than half of the 600 electoral votes available. E. three-fourth of the 600 electoral votes available.

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