The __________ system suggests that when politicians break away from the party platform, such as when Republican president George H. W. Bush raised taxes, they should be held directly accountable for such transgressions by the electorate

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 employed a rough index of discrimination to apply the scrutiny of the federal government to how many states that had historically been most recalcitrant in refusing to allow African Americans to vote?

a. Four b. Six c. Nine d. Fourteen

Which of the following is a characteristic of picket-fence federalism?

A) Federal and state governments maintain diverse and sovereign powers. B) Specific policies and programs are administered by all levels of government. C) Powerful states are given increased power to decide how they should spend government revenues. D) State and local governments compete for businesses and citizens. E) Levels of government act as the vertical picket on the fence.