California citizens successfully launched and passed an initiative that reduced property taxes by 57 percent. This is an example of which of the following?

In the past few decades increased use of the mass media in political campaigns has come at the expense of __________ campaigning

a. partisan b. issue c. advocacy d. grassroots

In which legislature do committees enjoy the greatest degree of power and independence?

a. Great Britain b. France c. Italy d. The United States