What is the national debt?
What will be an ideal response?
The national deficit is the accumulation of deficits from year to year. These deficits occur when federal spending exceeds revenues (opposite of surplus).
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The legislator's problem of deciding whether to support the policy preferences of a small minority which feels very strongly about the issue or the preferences of a majority which has only weak feelings about the issue is referred to as the:
A. trustee problem. B. delegate problem. C. polarization problem. D. intensity problem.
Intergovernmental lobbies are at a clear disadvantage when compared to regular lobbies. What can a regular lobby group do that an intergovernmental lobby cannot?
a. Give campaign contributions. b. Meet members of Congress for dinner. c. Employ more than one person to lobby for them. d. Maintain an office in Washington, DC.
According to the graph on page 313, corporate income taxes are the largest source of revenue for the U.S. government
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following is true of the Twenty-first Amendment, which repealed the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
a. It is the only existing amendment to use the state ratifying convention method. b. It is the only existing amendment to use the state legislative method. c. It is included in the Bill of Rights. d. It is the only existing amendment created by executive order.