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Pols review 2

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show meeting personally with a legislator  
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Today, the role of political parties in American life can best be described as which of the following?   show
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show transparency  
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show Open  
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show Political parties  
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An election that determines a party’s nominees for office is known as a ______ election.   show
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Tea Partiers and traditional Republicans disagree about many things. This is known as a ______.   show
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show state parties  
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show polarization  
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______ has a nonpartisan legislature   show
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show patronage  
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In 1996, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down limits on independent expenditures by political parties. T/F   show
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show This is false  
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show CAN NOT  
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Each state’s Electoral College vote is equal to its ______.   show
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Maine is unique in that in 2016 it implemented a new voting system, referred to as ______ voting.   show
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show party column  
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show Indiana  
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The ______ ballot is also referred to as a(n) OFFICE-group ballot   show
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show drop, didn't  
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show democrats  
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show no presence  
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A decrease in the amount of money states are able to take in from sales taxes as revenue has resulted from which of the following?   show
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show 20%  
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Taxes on products aimed specifically at deterring individuals from using those products are called ______ taxes.   show
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show 15%  
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Taxes that do not alter spending habits or behavior patterns are referred to as ______ taxes.   show
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show regressive  
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show smaller  
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show one fiscal year  
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show are NOT  
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What are the primary sources of revenue for states and localities?   show
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What are some reasons for tax variation among the states?   show
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