What is the purpose of campaign promises?

a. So that opponents know what positions to attack.
b. To give the voters a sense that the candidate will deliver results.
c. To provide positive sound bites to the media.
d. To elicit sympathy from voters.

ANS: B

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Under what act are firms with more than 25 employees barred from discriminating against disabled individuals in hiring or promotion, and companies are required to make "reasonable accommodations" for disabled employees?

a. Civil Rights Act of 1964 b. Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 c. Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1988 d. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 e. USA Patriot Act.

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A voice vote is just one form of voting in legislative branches. What happens when a voice vote is occurs?

a. The representatives vote one at a time as their names are announced. b. Representatives read the bills themselves then announce one at a time what their vote is. c. The legislative members vote orally as a group, usually "yea" or "nay." d. The members vote "yea" or "nay" out loud after their name is read.

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