Since they were not happy with voting for candidates selected by party leaders, ____________ ...

Since they were not happy with voting for candidates selected by party leaders, ____________ championed the direct primary.
 
  A) African Americans
  B) democrats
  C) southern voters
  D) women
  E) Progressives

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The typical procedure for an initiative requires petitions to feature the signatures of _________ of the number of registered voters in a state.
 
  A) 5 to 10 percent
  B) 25 to 30 percent
  C) 45 to 50 percent
  D) more than 50 percent
  E) at least 60 percent

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The ____ was backed by the Progressives as they wanted a mechanism to remove elected officials from office.
 
  A) proposition
  B) referendum
  C) initiative
  D) pocket veto
  E) recall

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Typically, a referenda is placed on the ballot by
 
  A) PACs.
  B) special interest groups.
  C) the president.
  D) voters.
  E) legislators.

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A direct primary is a
 
  A) direct vote on a proposed law.
  B) preliminary election to choose party candidates.
  C) special election initiated by petition.
  D) procedure by which voters can propose a law to be considered by the legislature.
  E) recorded position on an issue by an interest group.