Most scholarly research has found that political action committees
a. virtually control policy outcomes through their activities.
b. easily circumvent the policy preferences of political constituents.
c. exert, at most, only a modest effect on a legislator’s decisions.
d. are more influential on legislators than are party affiliation, ideology, or state and district interests.
c. exert, at most, only a modest effect on a legislator’s decisions.
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a. size b. salaries c. experience level d. diversity
All of the following are true about religious displays on public property EXCEPT
A. court cases over these issues have been ruled upon under the establishment clause. B. religious displays have been allowed in certain situations. C. displays of a crèche at Christmastime may be allowed if non-secular displays are also being shown. D. nativity scenes have been allowed to be displayed by themselves. E. displays such as lights, Santa Claus, and reindeer have been allowed.
Which U.S. Supreme Court decision established the principle of equal representation and found that unequal representation violates the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution?
a. Baker v. Carr (1962) b. Reynolds v. Sims (1964) c. Westbury v. Sanders (1964) d. Thompson v. Woodbury (1970)
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a. Liberal International Economic Order (LIEO). b. New International Economic Order (NIEO). c. Import-Substitution Industrialization (ISI). d. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). e. Export-substitution Industrialization (ESI).