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What best describes a referendum?
a measure approved by the legislature and submitted to the people for a vote
What is Referendum voting?
Citizens voting directly on a proposed law
What is the synonyms for ballot?
vote, election, voting, poll, referendum, show of hands
What are the voting reforms recall initiative and referendum are associated with what era?
Progressive era
Which best describes what the Fifteenth Amendment accomplished?
It protected the voting rights of black men.
Which of the following describes a referendum?
A referendum is a direct vote by the electorate on a particular proposal or issue. This is in contrast to an issue being voted on by a representative.
What statement best describes the effects of the initiative the referendum and the recall?
They allow citizens more influence over the laws and leaders of their state.
What statement best describes the meaning of gerrymandering?
dividing voting districts to give one party an advantage
When people vote it is called an?
It is normally an election, when people are voting for people to represent them or for some office. It can also be a referendum, when people are voting on a particular issue or constitutional matter.
What best describes how women won the right to vote?
Women did not consistently exercise voting rights in large numbers
What is referendum initiative?
A referendum initiative is when the entire populace of a certain are is asked for a direct vote on a proposal. As opposed to having just the elected officials voting on passing a law (senate and house of Reps).
When may citizen use a petition referendum?
when voting in the polls, the sighned pettition is to be placed on the ballot before submitting.
