Describe the various elections that are held in the United ...

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Describe the various elections that are held in the United States.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Which of the following is true of jury trials?
 
  A. All states in the U.S. use juries of more than 12 people for criminal trials.
  B. Jury service is restricted to only prosecutors and defense counsels.
  C. Most busy citizens are interested in serving as a member of a jury.
  D. In jury trials, verdicts are not permitted by less than a unanimous vote.
  E. Only a small fraction of criminal cases are actually disposed of by a trial before a jury.

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Answer to Question 1

An ideal response would be:
Each year, there are thousands of state and local elections. Selection of town and local officials in the late winter may be followed in the spring by primary elections, which are used to determine who will run in the general elections under the party labels. Actual officeholders are chosen in general elections in the fall. These elections may be interspersed with special elections, which are generally held to fill vacant offices, address one-time issues, to elect local school boards, or to adopt fiscal measures such as school budgets. Some states allow for recall elections, which are used to throw unpopular officials out of office. In addition, approximately half the states allow public initiatives and referendums to be put on the ballot by petition. A public referendum occurs when enough citizens petition to hold an election to vote on a bill that has already been approved by the legislature. A public initiative allows citizens to petition to propose a law to be voted on in an election without requiring any action by the legislature.

Answer to Question 2

E

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