The broad array of actors beyond legislators, bureaucrats, and lobbyists who try to collectively influence a policy area in which they maintain a vested interest are known as
a. the iron triangle.
b. a policy network.
c. an issue network.
d. nonprofit organizations.
e. special interest networks.
ANS: C
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a. judicial activism, because it suggests the constitution is the law of the land b. judicial restraint, because it says the nation is riled by the constitution c. judicial activism, because it says the courts interpret the constitution d. judicial restraint, because it says the courts safeguard our liberty
When a military forcibly removes the existing regime and establishes a new one, this is referred to as
a. coup d’etat b. militia uprising c. revolution d. civil war
The federal government uses fiscal policy when it raises ___________
a. the reserve ration b. taxes c. the marginal tax bracket d. the discount rate
Which of the following statements about the nature of press coverage of Congress is LEAST accurate?
A. The way that the press depicts Congress may encourage citizens to view Congress with disdain. B. The press focuses much of its attention on heads of influential congressional committees. C. The press focuses much of its attention on the party leaders in the two houses. D. Following the dictum that "if it bleeds, it leads," the local press usually emphasizes negative attributes of its viewership's representatives in Congress. E. National press coverage of Congress is often cynical and adversarial.