What is the name of a primary system, used in states like Louisiana and California, where candidates, regardless of party affiliation, appear on the same ballot and subsequently the two candidates with the most votes in the primary then appear on the ballot in the general election?

In The Federalist No. 10, Madison argued that the system of checks and balances in the new constitution was designed to prevent __________.

A. monarchies B. factions C. representative government D. Democracy

Which of the following is a a reason for the decline in the power of most legislatures?

a) legislatures have a strict coherent structure within which power can be concentrated b) legislatures have slow and cumbersome procedures c) legislatures do not meet often enough for effecive leadership to emerge d) legislatures drain the support services that are there for them