Describe the various elections that are held in the United States
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response would be:
Each year, there are thousands of state and local elections. Selection of town and local officials in the late winter may be followed in the spring by primary elections, which are used to determine who will run in the general elections under the party labels. Actual officeholders are chosen in general elections in the fall. These elections may be interspersed with special elections, which are generally held to fill vacant offices, address one-time issues, to elect local school boards, or to adopt fiscal measures such as school budgets. Some states allow for recall elections, which are used to throw unpopular officials out of office. In addition, approximately half the states allow public initiatives and referendums to be put on the ballot by petition. A public referendum occurs when enough citizens petition to hold an election to vote on a bill that has already been approved by the legislature. A public initiative allows citizens to petition to propose a law to be voted on in an election without requiring any action by the legislature.
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The introductory case on Occupy Wall Street's political activities demonstrates which of the following approaches to political participation?
A. spectator B. gladiator C. direct democracy D. lobbying
What was the purpose of the Federalist Papers?
What will be an ideal response?
One of the negative consequences of poor or nonexistent formal financial institutions for the economy in LDCS is:
a. crime rates are high because people try to steal money they desperately need b. people are forced to borrow from family members c. there is no capital created or invested d. the only place to keep one’s money is in a piggy bank
Which of the following statements about the “resource curse” (an abundance of natural resources) is true?
a. The discovery of significant petroleum resources is particularly likely to create authoritarian government and a troubled economy. b. An abundance of natural resources (such as diamonds, precious metals or petroleum) tends to produce greater government corruption in developing nations. c. Countries that are rich in natural resources tend to spend a higher percentage of their government budgets on education. d. In the developing world, the discovery of valuable natural resources normally leads to more rapid economic growth.