Which of the following is a reason Americans have traditionally formed interest groups?
A) The separation of powers has allowed many points of access for groups to influence policy.
B) Federalism has allowed many points of access for groups to influence policy.
C) A group must change policy at the national level to have any success.
D) Most Americans are too timid to voice their opinions individually.
E) The separation of powers and federalism have allowed many points of access for groups to influence policy.
E
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Which of the following constitutional provisions was written in order to protect the voting rights of former slaves?
a. First Amendment b. Interstate Commerce Clause c. Fourteenth Amendment d. Fifteenth Amendment e. Second Amendment
Which of the divisions of the CIA engages in espionage and covert operations?
A) Intelligence Directorate B) Operations Directorate C) the National Security Agency (NSA) D) the FBI E) polygraph analysis
Select a member of Congress and research his/her most recent campaign. How does this member seem to balance national law-making duties with local representation and attention to constituents? Is this member a good representative of his/her district?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. In the American political system, the president acts as head of the legislative branch. 2. Delegates to the Constitutional Convention were greatly divided as to whether the new government should be more powerful than that under the Articles of Confederation. 3. While the Constitution did not explicitly prohibit women from holding the office of president, at the time of ratification, women were generally denied the right to vote or to hold political office within their states. 4. The Constitution does not offer many specifics as to what it means to execute the laws. 5. Other than saying that the president should “take care that the laws should be faithfully executed,” the Constitution does not give much detail on how the president is supposed to run the federal government.