Who was a primary opponent of Mitt Romney in the 2012 Republican primary election?

A government entity tied closely to a general-purpose government with limited independence in budgeting and administration is a

a. special district. b. dependent agency. c. consolidated government. d. municipal transit authority. e. municipal government.

Parties sometimes try to discourage prospective candidates because they fear that these candidates will ______.

a. draw votes away from the party’s preferred choice b. gain undeserved favor with the voting public c. stray from the party’s official policy platform d. ignore the direct orders of party leadership