Free and competitive elections are necessary for
A) the continued existence of a representative democracy.
B) a totalitarian regime to succeed and demonstrate its legitimacy.
C) direct democracy to occur.
D) citizens to have justifiable pride in their country.
E) all people, regardless of citizenship status, to have a voice in their government.
A
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Which of the following BEST describes elections in China?
a. The Chinese Communist Party does not allow any free, contested elections in the country. b. Most elections are indirect but direct elections are widely used in rural villages and there have even been experiments involving the direct election of lower-level communist party members. c. Although candidates from the Chinese Communist Party always win indirect elections, independent candidates (who must be approved by the communist party) have on rare occasions been able to win direct elections. d. Most subnational positions are directly elected by the citizens. e. Elections are held only at the subnational level.
Which of the following are often cited as reasons for the State Department being inefficient and slow?
a. Large size of the bureaucracy b. Extended clearance procedures c. Too many bureaus and officials for any one issue d. All of the above are true.