The U.S. Constitution and all state constitutions are designed to prevent tyranny, which is defined as

a. oppressive governmental power in the hands of one, a few, or many, who use their power to deny the rights of citizens.
b. a system where goods are taxed as they enter the country.
c. a system that does not allow immigrants in unless they have skills valued in the U.S.
d. a system in which only one party is allowed, even though there are free elections.

a

Political Science

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Members of the House of Representatives are ______.

a. indirectly elected through an electoral college system b. appointed and assigned by state legislatures c. directly elected by eligible voters d. recruited from the majority party in a state

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In July 2012, CNN conducted an online poll asking visitors to its Web site to offer their opinions about the appropriate punishment for a well-known celebrity who had violated the terms of her probation

Like the 1936 Literary Digest straw poll, this poll violated a well-known cardinal rule of survey sampling by allowing for __________. Fill in the blank with the correct words.

Political Science