If you believe that citizens are most effectively represented by legislators who have similar demographic characteristics -- such as being the same race, religion, or gender, -- then you have a belief in _____ representation
A) finite
B) definitive
C) formal
D) descriptive
E) general
D
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The official party __________ is ratified by delegates and leaders at the national party convention every four years, but given little serious attention
a. article b. constitution c. platform d. procedure
A colony governed by the king's representative with the advice of an elected assembly is a
A) monarchic democracy. B) represented colony. C) proprietary colony. D) royal colony. E) colonial council.
Deron is a 19-year-old part-time student who works evenings at a convenience store. He is not registered to vote and rarely notices campaign signs or takes an interest in the world that flies by him during his commutes between school, work, and home
He could not name the governor of his state if his life depended on it, nor does he care. What is Deron experiencing? a. political affirmation b. political alienation c. political realignment d. political disfranchisement
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of United States v. Lopez that Congress had overreached its constitutional power concerning interstate commerce when it __________
a. attempted to enact a federal tariff on the transport of natural gas between states b. attempted to prevent the carrying of guns in school zones c. banned the sale of used assault weapons between citizens in different states d. attempted to ban the sale of alcohol in wet counties to citizens living in dry counties