A modern example of direct democracy would be citizens
A) electing local boards to make decisions.
B) running for political office.
C) voting on referendum issues.
D) writing elected officials to express opinions on policy.
E) working for politicians.
Question -2-Variants of direct democracy include programs of citizen participation and
A) interest group cooperation.
B) guerrilla warfare.
C) competitive elections.
D) political party centralism.
E) community control.
Question -3-One distinctive feature of many European democracies is that very few offices are
A) independent.
B) effective.
C) elective.
D) active.
E) efficient.
Question -4-When the Framers of the Constitution wrote republican form of government, they were referring to what we call
A) direct democracy.
B) democratic centralism.
C) mob rule.
D) town meetings.
E) representative democracy.
Question -5-The Framers' concerns about direct democracy are well illustrated by the fact that the Constitution
A) uses the word democracy only once, in the Preamble.
B) uses the word democracy only in reference to Congress.
C) does not feature the word democracy at all.
D) uses only the word democratic.
E) frequently uses the word democracy, but never in reference to the enumeration of a formal power.
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