A senator contacting the Social Security Administration on behalf of a constituent who did not receive her monthly Social Security check is an example of the use of __________ to oversee the federal bureaucracy

The capacity of courts to overrule the decision of law-making bodies is called

a. judicial review. b. code law change. c. referendum. d. habeas corpus. e. human rights review.

In the U.S. political system, a vote for a minor party candidate is considered a wasted vote. What election reform would decrease the likelihood of a vote being wasted on an unelectable candidate?

a. runoff elections b. caucuses c. single-member districts d. Duverger's Law