A procedure allowing the people to vote to dismiss an elected official from office before his or her term has expired is called
a) a referendum
b) direct democracy
c) a recall
d) an intitiative
e) popular sovereignty
c) a recall
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a. means nothing. b. is the only thing that lets a member vote against his or her party. c. plays a major role in selecting chairs of committees. d. is only significant in the House. e. allows members to serve more than two terms.
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What will be an ideal response?
Congress's first attempt to control lobbyists, the Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act of 1946,
A) proved largely ineffectual because it provided for public disclosure more than for regulation. B) ironically caused an increase in the number of lobbyists in Washington, DC. C) forced many interest groups to abandon attempts to influence the government. D) reduced the effectiveness of most interest groups. E) was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
The phrase "on background" means that media are permitted to
A) override FCC rules for ownership. B) engage in liberal, biased reporting methods. C) correct an incorrectly-identified source. D) issue a correction and apology for inaccurate reporting. E) anonymously quote material without identifying the source.