Choose a House race from the most recent electoral cycle and explain how candidate recruitment played a role in the election. Were the candidates amateurs or professionals? Were party organizations an important factor, and if so, how?
What will be an ideal response?
In analyzing the chosen race, students should consider factors such as whether the seat was open or the incumbent was vulnerable and how this influenced the strategic calculus of the challenger, the resources available (or not available) to each candidate, and the resources that parties chose to provide to each candidate.
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Explain and give an example of the problem of being landlocked.
What will be an ideal response?
Members of the Supreme Court are appointed by the __________ and confirmed by the __________
a. Senate; president b. House of Representatives; Senate c. president; Senate d. Senate; House of Representatives
When Bill Clinton came into office in 1992, his foreign policy advisers were drawn from the ranks of those who believed in
A. isolationism. B. containment. C. disengagement. D. human rights. E. imperialism.
Unicameral legislatures make the most sense in countries
a. with federal systems. b. where there is a need to have members of the government represent different regions at the national level. c. concerned with separation of powers. d. eager for efficient lawmaking. e. trying to maximize the number of veto points.