The National Security Agency's cloud computing program was:
A) designed to control the government's access to personal information on American citizens.
B) initially developed to monitor transactions in banks.
C) initially developed to monitor phone calls in U.S. prisons.
D) designed to collect personal data from the servers of multiple corporations.
E) set up to tackle the menace of online harassment.
D
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Which might be considered a violation of the War Powers Resolution?
a. The president uses armed forces to prevent an armed attack against U.S. forces in Honduras. b. The president uses armed forces in reaction to a threat of an attack on U.S. forces in Turkey. c. The president uses armed forces without congressional authorization for 80 days in reaction to a threat of an attack on U.S. forces in Kuwait. d. The president uses armed forces to protect U.S. citizens in Portugal and to plan an evacuation.
Which of the following statements about lobbying is true?
a. A group's legislative strategy can often support its electoral strategy. b. A legislative approach focuses primarily on appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court. c. An electoral strategy is one in which lobbyists seek to influence opinion and stimulate action by the general public. d. Inside lobbying most often occurs with members of the president's cabinet. e. Groups typically choose to employ either an electoral strategy or a legislative strategy.
Which of the following theories argue that individual preferences emerge from social interaction?
a. Communist theory b. Marxist theory c. Pluralist theory d. Culture theory e. none of the above
Which of the following contributes to the symbolic role of the president?
A. The office of the president is inherently partisan. B. Presidents are elected by the entire country. C. Americans have unreasonably high expectations regarding the presidency. D. Public opinion about presidents rarely, if ever, fluctuates.