Author Question: Though elections provide broad statements of the voters' expectations, __________. a. they ... (Read 18 times)

Arii_bell · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Though elections provide broad statements of the voters' expectations, __________.

a. they usually do so through unanimous agreement
b. they are not important to the functioning of a representative democracy
c. they seldom speak about specific programs
d. those expectations are always considered a mandate

Question 2

Some observers of Texas politics argue that potential voters feel discouraged by perceived insulation of elected officials and believe that the real brokers of politics and public policy in Texas are __________.

a. the governor and lieutenant governor
b. legislators and bureaucrats
c. the media and minorities
d. interest groups and campaign donors