Established procedures and organizations that translate public opinion into government policy, like elections, are known as institutional
A) initiatives.
B) folkways.
C) norms.
D) policies.
E) mechanisms.
Deciding on the legality of marijuana through ballot propositions is an example of
A) direct democracy.
B) authoritarianism.
C) citizenship.
D) autocracy.
E) oligarchy.
In 2015 the government of Ireland held a(an) __________, in which voters legalized gay marriage.
A) election
B) initiative
C) poll
D) referendum
E) proposition
In 2014, voters in Switzerland approved an initiative to
A) recognize civil rights at a national level.
B) join the European Union.
C) limit immigration.
D) ban involvement in military conflicts.
E) leave the European Union.
What rules govern the use of referenda at the federal level?
A) They can only be used to propose constitutional amendments.
B) They require a two-thirds vote of all Americans.
C) They must be approved by a two-thirds vote of Congress.
D) They can only be used for a declaration of war.
E) No provisions exist for the use of referenda at the federal level.
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