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A comprehensive study on political advertisements found that the largest number emphasized
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voters fear
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After party caucuses when national nominating conventions dominated, the real power, in selecting presidential nominees, was wielded by
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local party leaders
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A government official might leave her position and join a corporation to which she previously awarded government contracts. This is a clear example of
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the revolving door
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All of the following activities are specifically forbidden by the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 EXCEPT
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employment of a former government official by a lobbying group.
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Although newspapers are rapidly losing their audience, they remain vitally important because
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much of what is on the internet comes from newspapers
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America has a long tradition of media that are
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privately owned
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A member of the Senate has just been elected to a position that requires him to keep the majority leader informed about the opinions of other party members. He has just been elected
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majority party whip
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Article I, section 8 of the U.S. Constitution confers on Congress all of the following powers EXCEPT
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the power to veto bills
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A bill is passed to the president for action while Congress is still in session. After ten days he or she has still not approved it. What happens to the bill?
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it becomes law
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Abraham Lincoln _________without prior congressional approval.
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raised an army spent money blockaded southern ports suspended the right of habeas corpus
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According to the text, bureaucrats with more conservative views are more likely to be found in the
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treasury based
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A dramatic increase in size of the federal bureaucracy occurred during the twentieth century, largely as a consequence of
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the Great Depression of the 1930s and World War II.
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Among the pathologies commonly attributed to bureaucracies are all of the following EXCEPT
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synergism
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A chief justice is able to exercise his/her influence most effectively by
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guiding the debate
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A major difference between presidential campaigns and congressional campaigns is that
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presidential races are generally more competitive.
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All of the following were true of the government under the Articles of Confederation EXCEPT
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larger states have more votes in the national legislature
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Ancient political philosophers, such as Aristotle, held that the first task of any government was to
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cultivate virtue among the governed.
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By 1776, eight states
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had written constitutions
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A 2006 study found that the highest number of unfunded mandates concerned
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the enviornment
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A categorical grant is a transfer of federal funds designed for
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specific persons
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A categorical grant is one made for a specific purpose defined by federal law.
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true
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According to Table 3.1 in the textbook, this program represented the largest federal grant to state and local governments for fiscal year 2011.
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medicaid
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According to the text, block grants have enjoyed only marginal success, in part because
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the federal government steadily increased the number of strings attached to such grants.
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According to the text, the grant-in-aid system grew rapidly because it helped state and local officials resolve what dilemma?
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How to get federal money into state hands without violating the U.S. Constitution
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An interest group with a strong following in only one region of the country would have the best chance to achieve its goals under which type of system?
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federal
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n Gibbons v. Ogden
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the Constitution's commerce clause gives the national government exclusive power to regulate interstate commerce.
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According to polls, which of the groups below are Americans most willing to help?
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the elderly
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According to Table 4.1 in the text, __________ percent of Americans are proud to be an American, compared to only _________ percent of Germans who are proud to be Germans.
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71;21
