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A referendum is an election

a in which citizens can propose their own legislation.
b for judicial offices.
c for choosing party nominees for state offices.
d whereby voters are given the chance to approve or disapprove some legislative act or constitutional amendment.
e to determine whether to remove an elected official from office before the end of their term.

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D) whereby voters are given the chance to approve or disapprove some legislative act or constitutional amendment.

Step-by-step explanation:

A Referendum asks citizens their opinion on a specific issue, and they usually are given two options to vote, a "yes" or a "no" most of the time. For example, three years ago the United Kingdom held a referendum on whether it should leave or remain in the European union. The leave option won, and this started a complicated process known as "Brexit".

Referendums are a form of direct democracy and were common in ancient Athens. Nowadays, a country in which they are prevalent is Switzerland, where several referendums are held each year, on a wide array of issues, from land policy, tax reform or immigration.

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