Chapter 10 Questions and Answers
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Civic duty - ✔✔a belief in the obligation to vote.
Electoral college - ✔✔the institution designated in the Constitution whereby a body of
electors selects the president and vice president.
Initiative petition - ✔✔direct democracy technique that allows proposed legislative
items to be placed on a statewide ballot when enough signatures are obtained.
Legitimacy - ✔✔widely shared belief that a democratic government was elected fairly
and freely.
Mandate theory of elections - ✔✔the belief that the election winner has a mandate to
implement policy promises.
Motor Voter Act - ✔✔this legislation requires states to let people register to vote at the
same time they apply for a driver's license.
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