The term theocracy is best defined as:
A) a government that rules according to religious precepts.
B) a government in which the rich have disproportionate influence.
C) a government run by members of old, noble families.
D) a government in which political decisions are made directly by the people themselves.
E) a government in which the power and authority are in the hands of a single person.
A
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A discharge petition is used by the House to
A) make revisions and additions to a bill before it is voted on. B) get a bill that is stalled in committee onto the floor. C) amend a bill that has already passed one house but not the other. D) override a presidential veto. E) amend a bill in a manner that will make it quite unpopular.
According to the chapter, which of the following poses serious questions about the representative nature of American democracy?
A. nonvoting B. political polarization C. proportional representation D. the winner-take-all system