While the implementation of an electoral college has failed to keep presidential elections out of the hands of _____________, it has largely succeeded in keeping the election of presidents out of the hands of _____________.

Trial courts are courts of __________ jurisdiction, meaning they receive cases first, consider the available evidence, and make the initial decision

a. constitutional b. original c. appellate d. district

Independent executive agencies report directly to _____, but are not part of _____

A) the president; the federal bureaucracy B) the president; a cabinet department C) Congress; the federal bureaucracy D) Congress; a cabinet department E) cabinet officers; the federal bureaucracy