Ronald Reagan's judicial appointments were likely to garner support for him from proponents of which of the following even though he never fully acted to carry out their proposed agenda?
a. Planned Parenthood
b. the National Right to Life Committee
c. equal rights legislation
d. same-sex marriage legislation
b
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Which of these is not a source of power for the governor when dealing with the budget?
a. the line-item veto b. the preparation of his or her own budget separate from that of the LBB c. the election of legislators who share his or her budget philosophy d. the ability to restore funding that the legislature has cut e. none of these, since all are sources of budget power for the governor
What was the consequence of the separatist Ibo attempting to break away from Nigeria with their new state of Biafra in the late 1960s?
A) The Nigerian government defeated the Ibo, but only with assistance from a number of European nations. B) The Nigerian government allowed the Ibo to secede without any violence. C) The Ibo were defeated in a lengthy, costly war. D) The Ibo were victorious in a relatively brief war.
The free-rider problem increases the difficulty of attracting
A) ?young people. B) ?paying members. C) ?media attention. D) ?votes in Congress. E) ?cooperation from other interest groups.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The authors contend that the best way to determine public interest is to increase the number of people who have input into determining what it is. 2. Political scientist Kenneth Meier suggests that the responsibility for maintaining the quality of America’s bureaucratic system rests primarily with the citizens. 3. The term “red tape” is derived from the practice of seventeenth-century British officials using red tape to bind together legal documents. 4. Barbour and Wright contend that bureaucratic and democratic decision making generally have the same goals and methods. 5. Independent agencies are primarily concerned with enforcing regulations on businesses.