States have regulated judicial elections much more heavily than they have legislative or gubernatorial races in order to
a. avoid appearances of bribery but not other illicit activities.
b. prevent conflicts of interest developing between judges and campaign donors.
c. take power away from the judiciary and redistribute it among the other two branches.
d. control the type of judges that will eventually be elected to the bench.
b
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Which of the following factors contributes to grassroots apathy?
A. local elections held at the same time as national elections B. voter empathy toward local politics C. the lack of competition that exists when local candidates in an election run unopposed D. intense local issues E. local governments holding partisan rather than nonpartisan elections
Since leaders seek to avoid psychological stress after making a decision, leaders hope to convince themselves that the decision actually was the correct one. This psychological concept is called
a. appeasement. b. rational action. c. groupthink. d. bolstering.