Allows the voters in a state to write laws, amend constitutions, remove politicians from office, and approve decisions made by government. initiatives are laws or constitutional amendments on the ballot. referendums ask voters to approve a decision by the government. the process for ballot measures requires the collection of signatures from voters, approval of the measure by state government, and a ballot election. recalls allow citizens to remove politicians from office. while does give citizens a say in the policies and laws of their state, it can also be used by businesses and the wealthy to pass policy goals. initiatives can also lead to bad policy if voters do not research the measure or misunderstand the law.

Which of the following was a key accomplishment of the people of songhai? a. they had a strong military and became the largest empire in west africa. b. they established a center of islamic scholarship. c. they worked with iron and prospered from the gold-salt trade. d. they dominated in the trade of ivory, enslaved people, and animal skins.

Tracey is a financial planner who received his cfp designation. tracey does not have any other designations or licenses. although tracey's expertise is investment planning, he is anxious to expand his client base and is willing to assist clients with any area of financial planning. over the last month tracey engaged in the following activities with troy, a new client. a. during the initial meeting, tracey collected personal data about troy including the estate planning documents troy had previously executed. b. during the second meeting, tracey recommended the use of a trust to fulfill some of troy's estate planning goals. c. troy called tracey one afternoon and asked if tracey could explain the probate process to him, which tracey promptly did. d. tracey downloaded a copy of a generic will from the internet, filled in troy's information and gave the document to troy to be executed. of the activities above, which would be considered the unauthorized practice of law?

The tea party movement is a. an official third party that challenges both democrats and republicans in national elections. b. an organized challenge to incumbents in the republican party by the most conservative wing of the republican party. c. an organized challenge to incumbents in the democratic party by the most liberal wing of the democratic party. d. an offspring of the green party that runs for state and local office in many midwestern states. e. the now defunct party that gave way to the republican party at the end of the “second party system.”