The most common form of citizen participation is

The most common form of citizen participation is
 
  a. letter writing to officials.
  b. running for public office.
  c. serving on an advisory committee.
  d. voting.

 Q. 2

The term ____________ refers to the British Coalition Government's governing vision to empower ordinary citizens to take control over their lives and shift the balance of power downward from the state to communities and individual citizens.
 
  a. Big Society
  b. Third Way
  c. Big Vision
  d. Thatcherism
  e. Great Society

 Q. 3

In the Western tradition, what does the broad meaning of justice involve?
 
  a. Questions of proper punishment for violations of the law
  b. Questions of who should be elected
  c. Questions of distribution
  d. Questions of power
  e. Questions of protection

 Q. 4

Very few states allow constitutional amendments to be made using direct citizen initiatives.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

 Q. 5

The term hung government refers to
 
  a. a situation of divided partisan control of the two houses of Parliament.
 b. instances where no party can claim by itself the control of a majority of the seats in Parliament.
  c. a situation of extreme partisanship within Parliament.
 d. the formal veto power of Parliament to reject legislation promoted by the executive.
 e. past instances where the British monarch tried to limit the power of Parliament.

 Q. 6

In The Republic, what common theme is explored throughout Socrates' text?
 
  a. Power
  b. Social class
  c. Intellectual merit
  d. Justice
  e. Liberty

 Q. 7

Florida is the only state where a constitutional commission sends amendment proposals directly to the voters.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

 Q. 8

The moniker of New Labour refers to
 
  a. the political party that is in coalition with the Conservative Party in Britain's current government.
  b. an attempt by the Labour Party to rebrand itself as a third-way alternative to the collectivism of traditional Labour Party politics and Thatcherism.
  c. the Labour Party under the leadership of Gordon Brown.
  d. the Labour Party under the leadership of David Miliband.
  e. a new party, which formed following a split that developed within the Labour Party due to the leadership's support for the war in Iraq.