Which of the following is an example of an independent executive agency?
a. the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
b. the Department of Health and Human Services
c. the Consumer Product Safety Commission
d. the Tennessee Valley Authority
a
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The governor's budget effectively sets the legislative agenda at the beginning of each session because
a. it frames the important policy issues and attaches price tags to them. b. once a governor sets the budget, legislatures have no control in a majority of states. c. this informal power is greater than the formal powers of the legislative veto. d. in most states, if the legislature does not adopt the governor's budget, the governor can recess the legislativesession.
What are the three fundamental systems for structuring government?
A. national, international, and transnational B. confederal, federal, and unitary C. local, regional, and global D. democracy, autocracy, and oligarchy
Which of the following will become the Speaker of the House, in January 2007?
A) Dennis Hastert B) Harry Reid C) Nancy Pelosi D) Tom Delay E) Jane Harman
Constructivism suggests that ________
A. secularization is detrimental to democracy in the long run B. religion and political identity are two isolated and mutually exclusive complexes C. long term trajectories of economic development shape the intensity of religious faith D. social context has limited power with regard to promoting an individual's political power E. economic development directly translates into cultural values favoring democracy