The Americans with Disabilities Act is an example of which of the following?
a. a tax
b. a regulation
c. a grant
d. a mandate
Question 2
What is an initiative?
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
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