School-wide elections resulting in a change to the school’s mascot is an example of

Direct democracy

Explanation:

The decisions are not taken by representatives in a direct democracy which is also called pure democracy. The people vote on all decisions.

living during the great depression had a major affect on the mentality many people. a good portion of people who lived during that time do not trust banks. this is likely the result of the many widespread bank failures in the 30s that caused people to lose their life savings.