When a Governmental Body Puts Questions of Public Policy on a Ballot

question 110

Multiple Choice

When a governmental body puts questions of public policy on a ballot for voters to decide, this is called a(n) :

• A) Initiative
• B) Referendum
• C) Nonbinding resolution
• D) Ballot question

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Definitions:

Responsible

Having an obligation to do something, or the ability to make moral or rational decisions on one's own, often leading to being trusted and relied upon.

Charles III

A monarch who has reigned in several historical periods, known for various reforms and policies, including Charles III of Spain, who implemented enlightened absolutism in the 18th century.

Townshend Duties

Taxes imposed by the British Parliament on the American colonies in 1767 on goods such as tea, glass, and paper, contributing to rising tensions leading to the American Revolution.

Sons of Liberty

An organization of American patriots during the British colonial period, committed to fighting taxation by the British government.