The political implications in Nigeria of the collapse of world oil prices in the early 1980s included
a. a noticeable reduction in political corruption.
b. a crisis for a regime that got nearly all its income from oil revenues.
c. greater willingness to proceed with structural adjustments.
d. placing a greater emphasis on basic public services like road building and education.
e. the abandonment of plans to create a new capital city.
b
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The Senate's power to give advice and consent relates to which of the following?
a. regulations issued by executive branch agencies b. bills introduced in the House c. treaties made by the president d. members' reelection campaigns
One notable difference between the passage of Medicare (1965) and that of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) was
A. the lack of bipartisan support for the 2010 Act. B. the lack of bipartisan support for the 1965 Act. C. the lack of media coverage given to the 2010 Act. D. the lack of media coverage given to the 1965 Act. E. the lack of support by Democrats for the 2010 Act.
The power to impeach is
a. possessed by the House of Representatives alone. b. exercised jointly by the House of Representatives and the Senate. c. not mentioned in the Constitution. d. rooted in the elastic clause. e. held by the Supreme Court.
Which of the following argue that the formation of so many influential interest groups has made it increasingly difficult to accomplish major policy change in Washington?
a. Elitists b. Federalists c. hyperpluralists d. labor unions