What are primary elections and what impact have they had on party organizations?
What will be an ideal response?
A primary election is a method of nominating party candidates in which the party nominee is chosen by voters rather than by party leaders. Primary elections weaken party organization by depriving the party of control over the candidates who will run under its banner.
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Which of the following is NOT a formal provision that exists for cooperation among the states?
a. The interstate rendition clause b. The privileges and immunities clause c. The full faith and credit clause d. The commerce clause
The “disadvantage theory” is the idea that
a. interest groups rarely represent disadvantaged citizens. b. interest groups without enough resources use litigation as an influence strategy resort to lobbying Congress to advocate policy changes. c. interest groups who are at a disadvantage in terms of being able to influence Congress are the groups most likely to resort to litigation as a strategy. d. influential interest groups put unorganized citizens at a political disadvantage.
Which of the following is a hallmark of the modern presidency?
A)decentralization of the institutional powers of the president B)weakening of the institutional powers of the president C)increase of the institutional powers of the president D)subordination of the institutional powers of the president
Desert Storm, directed against Iraq for its invasion of Kuwait, was what type of an operation?
a. Mutual defense b. Unilateral retaliation c. Collective security d. Peacekeeping