"Marriage for All", a gay-rights group based in the state of Colorado, have petitioned the government to propose a law allowing same-sex marriages to be voted on in the upcoming elections. This is an example of a ________
A. general election
B. special election
C. recall elections
D. public referendum
E. public initiative
E
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What was the most common initial reason for settlement in North America by the first colonists?
a. family reunification b. religious freedom c. flight from diseases rampaging through Europe d. commerce
Liberal theorists argued, prior to World War I, that war seemed obsolete in part because countries could not afford it. Their arguments against war did not stop there, however. Some of their other arguments even won popularity again in the 1970s. What
did these include? a. the idea that changes in the balance of power were never a true cause of conflict between states b. ideas about using smarter diplomatic means of shifting regional balances of power c. the idea that international institutions would come to dominate world politics over time d. arguments involving the increasing economic interdependence of states, and the increasing of transnational social and political ties.
The text suggests that laws protecting endangered species are examples of __________ politics.
A. majoritarian B. client C. interest-group D. entrepreneurial E. minoritarian
Democrats are more likely to oppose
a. minimum wage laws. b. actions that restrict cultural freedoms c. universal health care. d. the minimization of economic inequality,. e. none of the above.