Local ballot measures generally have a high rate of passage--much higher than statewide ballot measures.

Governance according to the expressed preferences of the majority is known as which of the following?

a. tyranny of the majority b. individual rights c. majority rule d. plurality principle

In early 2006, roughly three years after the invasion of Iraq, the New York Times reported which of the following stories that other media outlets chose not to cover?

a. That President Bush intended to go to war even without evidence that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. b. The British government was providing weapons and financial support to Iraq. c. That Congress was illegally providing weapons and financial support to Kurdish rebels in Northern Iraq. d. That the Congressional Budget Office had provided false information about the costs of the war in Iraq to Congress.