During most presidential elections among the individual states
A. you receive a portion of the electoral votes based on the percentage of the popular vote received
B. the state will divide the electoral vote by the congressional district and will award one electoral vote for each district won by the candidate
C. the popular vote is irrelevant and the state legislature chooses who will receive the electoral votes
D. whichever candidate wins the popular vote will win all the of the electoral votes.
D. whichever candidate wins the popular vote will win all the of the electoral votes.
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When a president claims a power that has not been considered part of the chief executive's authority,
A. Congress may overturn the power through a legislative veto. B. the Supreme Court will strike down the power as unconstitutional. C. Congress will put the power to a nationwide referenda for the voters to approve or reject. D. he forces Congress and the courts either to acquiesce to his claim or to restrict it. E. the power is automatically added to future president's repertoire of abilities.
The information revolution’s erosion of state power could, at its worst, lead to harsh reaction, one that leads to an erosion of civil liberties and democracy, because __________
a. neo-feudal arrangements are likely to be contractual, and corporations will not design them with freedom of speech or expression in mind. b. a lack of state power will bring with it anarchy and calls for authoritarian leadership c. fascist dictators akin to Hitler and Mussolini are likely to rise amid concerns about financial insecurity and a lack of effective law enforcement. d. major changes to the nature and distribution of power could lead to pure anarchy, in turn, leading many to want to sacrifice civil liberties in return for promises of basic personal security.