Author Question: What is a referendum? a. a meeting of the members of a particular political party to select ... (Read 74 times)

washai · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

What is a referendum?

a. a meeting of the members of a particular political party to select candidates or decide policy
b. a device by which the electorate must approve the legislature's decisions before they become law
c. an election that allows voters to decide whether or not to remove an elected official before his or her term expires
d. a device whereby a specific number or percent of voters may have a proposed constitutional amendment or law placed on the ballot

Question 2

Voters in Wisconsin went to the polls to decide whether or not to remove their state's governor before his term was finished. This is an example of a(n) __________.

a. recall
b. caucus
c. initiative
d. petition