Which of the following were common features of many of the early state constitutions?
a. Separation of powers, strong executives, bicameral legislatures, property qualifications
b. Separation of powers, weak governors, single house legislatures, property qualifications
c. Lack of a judicial branch, strong governors, bicameral legislatures, property qualifications
d. Separation of powers, powerful executives, single house legislatures, no voting restrictions
e. Separation of powers, weak governors, bicameral legislatures, property qualifications
ANS: E
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a. advice and consent b. presidential deference c. judicial purview d. senatorial courtesy
Which of the following was the reason for ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment (1913), which transformed the Senate from an elective to an appointive position?
a. state legislatures' gridlock b. corrupting influences in state legislatures c. perception of senators as protective of party bosses and corporate elites d. changes in American political culture in the latter half of the nineteenth century e. All of the above