Though elections provide broad statements of the voters' expectations, __________.
A. they usually do so through unanimous agreement
B. they are not important to the functioning of a representative democracy
C. they seldom speak about specific programs
D. those expectations are always considered a mandate
Answer: C
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a. a detailed constitution that tries to ensure unrealistic economic and social rights b. a vague constitution that allows the president inordinate flexibility to enact whatever policies the president deems appropriate c. a conservative constitution that is mostly designed to protect the rights of the wealthy and other elites d. a constitution that concentrates power in the Congress and gives ordinary Brazilians no meaningful way to participate
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A. making dispersed costs B. providing concentrated benefits C. makingbundled expenditures D. makingindependent expenditures E. granting tax-exempt status