When critics of a president charge the chief executive is trying to turn the office into an imperial presidency, they mean the president is attempting to do which of the following?
A. establish a theocracy
B. meet with foreign leaders outside of Washington
C. extend his influence unilaterally by issuing executive orders
D. exert control over the state legislatures
Answer: C
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The structuralist argument asserts that in democracies, political disputes are resolved by compromise and that this carries over to foreign relations in all of the following ways except
a. the politics of compromise that extends from domestic to foreign relations. b. the domestic processes of democracies lead to moderate solutions in foreign relations. c. democratic institutions force the government to maintain its commitments. d. democracies generally have stronger economies and can offer more foreign aid.
Which of the following is NOT true regarding direct democracy and minorities?
a. Many people worry that the initiative process can harm the interests and civil rights of minorities. b. There is evidence that the initiative process is prone to produce laws that disadvantage minorities more thanlegislatures would c. In nearly every instance where the initiative process has been used to limit minority rights, courts havestepped in to overturn voters and uphold minority rights. d. Most initiatives pit the interests of racial/ethnic minorities against the majority.
The basis of freedom of religion is found in which two principles in the Bill of Rights?
A. The establishment clause and the general welfare clause B. The general welfare clause and the supremacy clause C. The supremacy clause and the free exercise clause D. The establishment clause and the free exercise clause E. The free exercise clause and the general welfare clause
Which executive official represents the state in civil court, issues advisory opinions on legal questions, and enforces child support orders?
A) the Texas attorney general B) the commissioner of the General Land Office C) the Texas comptroller of public accounts D) the Texas lieutenant governor