Once the Required Signatures Have Been Obtained for a Constitutional

question 2

Multiple Choice

Once the required signatures have been obtained for a constitutional change to be placed on the ballot, in states with provisions for the initiative, experience has shown that

• A)a majority of the electorate will support the change.
• B)there is widespread apathy even among those who signed the initiative.
• C)opposing interests become mobilized and passage is by no means certain.
• D)the provisions of the initiative will have been changed by the legislature.

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Definitions:

Social Perception

The process by which individuals form impressions of and make inferences about other people and social situations.

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

Allowing expectations about people to affect our interaction with them in such a way that those expectations are fulfilled.

Beliefs

Convictions or acceptances that something exists or is true, especially without proof.

Behavioral Measures

Metrics or methods used in research and psychology to quantitatively assess people's actions, reactions, and behaviors in various contexts.