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Over time, political parities in Congress have_______.
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Become more ideologically cohesive
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By April 2014, the total national debt was about _________ trillion dollars.
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17.5
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Putting specific policies into operation is know as ______
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implementation
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The Senate delay tactic of talking a bill to death is called
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filibustering
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The ancient greeks classified governments as autocracies, oligarchies, or democracies based on
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the number of citizens involved in governing
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the power of congress to enact laws by which the national government assumes complete or partial responsibility for state government function is known as
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preemption
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About _____________ of congress are millionaires
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50%
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we elect the president via 50 state elections combined into the electoral college; this, presidential elections are best described as ______________ elections
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federal
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Which of the following is not accurate with respect to the ideal, rational decision-making process described by Charles Lindblom?
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it represents the typical behavior of government decision-makers
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Civil libertarians commonly assert that "We don't put our fundamental rights, like freedom of speech, up for a vote!" this statement reflects the _________ view of democracy
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substantive
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The framers of the Constitution wanted a government strong enough to avoid the difficulties encountered under the
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Articles of Confederation
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before it could take effect, the constitution had to be ratified by ____________ states
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9
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Psychological explanations of turnout suggest that voting will rise if
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more Americans believe that the government is responsive
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A citizen, interest group member, or public official who champions a particular policy is called a ___________
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policy entrepreneur
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Lyndon Johnson used the term "justice" rhetorically to refer to
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economic and social equality
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Studies of the congressional agenda demonstrate that it is characterized by
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an emphasis on business-related legislation
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in Dred scott, the Supreme Court decided that Congress had no power to
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prohibit slavery
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Of the following, which influences a president the most?
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the white house staff
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the executive office of the president employs around ________ individuals and has an annual budget of $500 million
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2000
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the text suggests that in todays environment, minority identification on a law school application
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can be seen as a positive benefit
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in the years immediately after the ratification of the constitution, the Supreme court
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was not a particularly powerful branch of government
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Government can impose reasonable restrictions on free speech by limiting the
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means for communicating ideas
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according to the text, it is difficult for a country with a market economy to remain ______________ in its internal politics
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undemocratic
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Since 1964, government policies intended to help families have most clearly benefited
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the wealthy
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A constitutional clause that allows for a broad interpretation powers is known as a ___________ clause
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elastic
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A referendum is best described as a
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election on a policy issue
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Because ____________, the Supreme Court has struck down most of the Congressionally mandated limits on campaign contributions
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election on policy issue
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Portlands incorporation of neighborhood associations into its municipal government is an example of
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participatory democracy
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the idea that all adults within the boundaries of a political community should be allowed to vote is known as
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universal participation
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State judges are obligated to follow the U.S. Constitution wherever state law conflicts with it under Constitutions
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supremacy clause
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Presidential vetos tend to increase when
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the opposite party controls Congress
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Unless they are impeached, federal judges serve
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for life
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Typically, when Congress believes the executive branch has accumulated too much power, their response is to
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file a lawsuite
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Under separation of powers, the U.S. system keeps power among branches balanced by enabling one branch to counter the actions of another by use of
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checks and balances
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The three-fifths compromise resolved the issue of
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representation of slaves
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claiming of a presidential mandate after an election
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is consistent with a majoritarian theory of democracy
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Agreement with a judgment for different reasons from those set forth in the majority opinion is known as
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concurrence
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A 2013 supreme court decision regarding the Voting Rights Act allowed numerous states to
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enforce new voter identification laws
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With respect to social media, Representatives and Senators
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are limited by rules adopted by their respective chambers
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Studies on decision making concerning public policy issues suggest that much of the elite's power comes from the ability of elites to
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keep issues off the political agenda
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Monetary policies are largely determined by
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the Federal Reserve Board
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Federal government decision-making tends to be dominated by
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political and policy goals
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New cabinet departments or agencies can be created
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by congressional law
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The Constitution does not give the president power to
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declare war
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the Federalist Papers were drafted by
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Madison, Hamilton, and Jay
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Organizing public relations campaigns and sponsoring research are examples of
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information campaigns
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Generally, state leaders have _________ the reforms that came with TANF
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been pleased with
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Based on 2012 data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the United States is home to as many as _____________ local governments of different sorts
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90.000
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The power to declare war resides with the
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House and Senate together
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civil disobedience is
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the willful but nonviolent breach of "unjust" laws
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The ____________ Amendment empowered the national government to collect taxes on income
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16
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The case in which the Supreme Court extended to the states the right to a jury trial in criminal cases was
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Duncan v. Louisiana
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The exclusionary rule holds that
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evidence obtained from an illegal search and seizure cannot be used in a trail
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A tax where the rich pay proportionately higher taxes as a share of their income than the poor is also known as a a(n)
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progressive tax
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The ____________ was the name given to President Lyndon Johnson's liberal agenda for America
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Great Society
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Which of the following best describes the concept of civil rights?
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Powers and privileges guaranteed to individuals and protected against arbitrary withdrawal by the government or individuals
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A voter who voted for a Republican for senator and Barack Obama for president in 2012
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voted a split ticket
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Federal appellate courts review and overturn
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rulings made and procedures followed by the lower federal courts and administrative agencies
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_____________ allows a person to acquire information and documents online and also provides a medium to register opinions and complaints to governments officials
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E-government
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In recent years, morale of government employees has
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declined, in part because of congressional budget actions
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A major reason Congress has not declared war against terrorism is because
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there is no Taliban nation
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The amendment lowering the voting age to eighteen is the
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Which of the following statements reflects the role public opinion should play according to the majoritarian model of democracy?
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Government should do what a majority of the public wants
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Which president portrayed the Democrats as big spenders, but his administration spent more that $1 trillion for defense?
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Ronald Reagan
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At stake in the Marbury v. Madison decision was whether William Marbury
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had a legal right to be hired as a justice of the peace in the District of Columbia
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The federal government's single largest budgeted spending item is
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Social Security
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the original draft of the Declaration of Independence
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condemned the kings's support of the slave trade
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During a presidential election, the tendency of journalists to limit coverage of campaigns to coverage of which candidate is leading or behind in the polls at the time, rather than chiefly covering the issues, is know as
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horse race journalism
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After the Constitution was amended to permit the federal government to levy a progressive income tax, government could more effectively further the goal of
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social equality
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When the air you breathe is made cleaner as a result of lobbying done by an interest group to which you do not belong, you are an example of
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a free rider
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One shift in the electoral concentration of votes has been from the ______ to the _______
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northeast; south
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In a 2013 opinion, the Supreme Court _________ the Defense of Marriage Act
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struck down a portion of
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Bible readings in public schools would violate a ________ principle, freedom of religion
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procedural
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A vote on a bill in the Senate results in a tie. What would likely be the official outcome of the vote on the bill?
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The president's party would prevail
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Advocates for political parties argue that they do all but which of the following?
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Parties increase the number of candidates on the ballot to offer voters more choices
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President Reagan argued that instead of the federal government being responsible for guaranteeing the economic and social well-being of less fortunate citizens, such as responsibility should be borne more by
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state and local governments
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According to the text, the Obama administration's bailout of the financial services industry was
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unprecedented
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An important part of President Lyndon Johnson's "Great Sociaty" was ________
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The Economic Opportunity Act
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The CIA is a good example of a federal
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independent agency
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The White ouse is willing to work with interest groups because they are
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able to mobilize their constituents to contact members of Congress
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More an more, cable news seems analogous
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early partisan newspapers
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Democratic governments that have in the decades since World War II been, at times, avowedly socialist include
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Sweden and Germany
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The authors suggest that the most influential vice president has been
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Dick Cheny
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Government programs designed to provide the basic living conditions necessary for all citizens are called
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social welfare programs
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Within eight months of the _______ Supreme Court decision, more than two dozen constitutional amendments had been introduced in Congress, although none passed
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Roe v. Wade
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Supreme court review is granted to a case
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by the permission of any four justices
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Which of the following statements concerning executive orders is incorrect?
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They are rarely issued by presidents
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Although prosecutors dropped charges against Michael Hardwick, his care came before Supreme Court because
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he brought a suit challenging the constitutionality of a law
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A(n) ___________________ is a law that declares a person guilty without the benefit of trial
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bill of attainder
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Which of the following can be considered an institutional mechanism in politics?
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All of these choices may be considered institutional mechanisms in politics
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In Griswold v. Connecticut, the Court struck down a state law
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that made the use of birth control devices a crime
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__________ captured the presidency in 1968 and won five of the eleven southern states in the old Confederacy, signaling an electoral realignment that has seen Republican candidates for president do very well in the south
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Richard Nixon
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Which of the following comprise the largest portion of the impoverished?
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Persons under 18 years old
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It takes a ___________ vote of Congress to overturn a presidential veto
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2/3
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Which of the following has not been a factor encouraging the continued dominance of Democrats and Republicans as the nation's two major parties?
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The use of proportional representation to distribute electoral college votes
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Compared to a person in Spain, an American is ____________ to say religion is very important in their lives
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much more likely
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Which voting behavior by a representative indicates delegate behavior?
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Voting according to the results of a telephone survey regarding the preference of district constituents
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The bureaucracy may not be fully responsive to a presidents wishes because
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pluralist pressures pay pull the agency in a direction other than that favored by the president
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_________ theorists have a narrower view of the scope of social and economic rights that should be guaranteed by democratic government than _________ theorists.
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Conservative; liberal
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The framers of the Constitution created a comparatively strong executive because
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executive power as it existed under the Articles of Confederation had failed to bind the states into a unified nation
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