According to the text, the congressional process is slow and involves a great deal of bickering and arguing because ______.
a. politics breeds competitiveness
b. each side is more interested in partisan advantage than in solving the nation’s problems
c. politics draws self-interested men and women
d. media coverage causes members to posture and behave in partisan ways to play to their constituents
e. democracy is a messy process that involves bargaining and compromise
e. democracy is a messy process that involves bargaining and compromise
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Rick has been issued a peace bond and is required to deposit money with the court. What is most likely to be the consequence if he commits the threatened criminal action?
a. He will be sentenced to community service. b. He will be accused of felony. c. The amount deposited will go to the state. d. He will have to deposit a fine double of what has already been deposited.
In order to have a trial, there must be
a. diversity of citizenship. b. a factual dispute between the parties. c. a dispute between the parties regarding the law. d. an amount in controversy in excess of $10,000.
Which of the following is a reserved power?
A. control over the money supply B. treaty negotiation C. criminal law D. police powers
Which of the following most likely has the largest selectorate?
a. a country that rarely goes to war b. a country involved in many small military conflicts c. a country whose leader wants to avoid a coup d’état d. a country that engages in limited wars