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the answer is b.2008 and 2012 were presidential election years.

answer; ///i believe that the correct answer is (a) the great depression

states

explanation:

as the old saying goes, all politics are local. state and federal governments affect our daily lives in numerous ways. yet, in our federal system, there is supposed to be a balance between federal and state power. as james madison envisioned it in federalist no. 51, “the power surrendered by the people” would be “divided between two distinct governments,” creating a balance of power that would enable the “different governments [to] control each other.”

c) many feel that their votes do not count eliminate