Which is one of the reasons that power and responsibility of the presidency has grown?
a. The presidents' use of the line-item veto has increased their power over the Congress.
b. The United States became a simple free market economy.
c. The budget for government agencies has decreased leaving more responsibility to the president.
d. Modern presidents have to exercise powers as commander in chief, while earlier presidents did not.
e. The United States became a world superpower.
e
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A. declining military expenditures B. increasing agricultural productivity C. decreasing revenue from taxes D. decreasing industrialization and trade E. increasing expenditure on maintaining non-productive colonial institutions
Since the 1990s, how has the Supreme Court changed regarding federalism?
A. It has continued the precedents established by John Marshall in McCulloch v. Maryland and Gibbons v. Ogden. B. It has relied on broad interpretations of the commerce clause that justify extensive national involvement in many areas. C. It has allowed the federal government to involve itself in areas that are primarily local in character. D. It has shown a willingness to allow the federal government to extend its power when it deals with sensitive issues, such as gun control and violence against women. E. It has established limits on the national government’s powers under the commerce clause.
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a. 13th b. 14th c. 15th d. 19th