QUESTION: 93

In a representative democracy, citizens can use initiative, referendum, and recall to bring about political change.An initiative is the process by which voters may place a proposed bill on the ballot for popular approval.A referendum is a bill passed by the legislature placed on a ballot for the entire electorate to approve or reject.An example would be a proposal requiring a deposit to be paid on all glass beverage containers sold within a state.A referendum may also bring up for reconsideration by the electorate an existing law that may not be working as desired.A recall is a device by which a properly elected official can be removed from office by a majority vote of the electorate.
If initiative, referendum, and recall were abolished, which outcome would most harm a democracy?

reducing the power of elected officials
making presidential elections meaningless
diminishing the status of elected officials
reducing the individual's voice in government
increasing demands on the performance of elected officials

Answer(s): D

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QUESTION: 94

Exhibit:

What is one of the main purposes of the UN agreements listed on the chart?

to build strong armies for all nations
to protect basic rights of all people
to establish a centralized government
to establish trading zones for all nations
to protect the power of governments

Answer(s): B

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QUESTION: 95

Exhibit:

If leaders of Asian countries wanted to increase and sustain trade revenue from the sale of ginkgo, which action would most likely help them accomplish this goal?

Charge high prices until all of the ginkgo trees are destroyed.
Prohibit the harvesting of ginkgo for a few years.
Discourage Western nations' consumption of ginkgo.
Encourage the harvesting and replanting of new ginkgo trees.
Raise tariffs on Asian-grown ginkgo.

Answer(s): D

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QUESTION: 96

In August 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson asked Congress to ratify the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution so that he could officially use military force in Vietnam, he told Congress:
"The challenge we face in Southeast Asia today is the same challenge that we have faced with courage and that we have met with strength in Greece and Turkey, in Berlin and Korea."

What did President Johnson ask Congress to do in 1964?

Make Vietnam a part of Greece, Turkey, and Korea.
Give war powers to the president to fight communism.
Set up trade agreements with Vietnam.
Re-elect him as president.
Make a peaceful treaty with the government of Vietnam.

Answer(s): B

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