Why is it sometimes difficult for citizens to engage in policy voting?
a. Competing candidates usually have the same positions on issues.
b. Candidates are often intentionally vague about their issue stances.
c. The media tend to overwhelm voters with policy information.
d. Election officials prevent using policy-based voter guides in the voting booth.
b
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a. grassroots caucuses b. campaign financing c. independent leaners d. active partisans
In the early days, under the Articles of Confederation, Congress attempted to formalize executive decisionmaking by delegating power to the __________
A)cabinet B)federal bureaucracy C)state legislatures D)committees