The State Department is
A. directly responsible to Congress.
B. not involved in short-term foreign policy.
C. the executive agency that is most directly concerned with foreign affairs.
D. responsible for making foreign policy, not the president.
E. one of the largest cabinet departments.
Answer: C
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Typically, the economic adviser with the closest link to the financial community is the
A. chairperson of the CEA. B. secretary of the Treasury. C. director of the OMB. D. chairperson of the Fed. E. deputy director of the OMB.
Your party wins thirty percent of the vote in a recent election and therefore is awarded thirty percent of the seats in the legislature. This is an example of
a. direct democracy. b. proportional representation. c. single-member district. d. run-off voting. e. coalition building.
Who makes up the Joint Chiefs of Staff?
A) The heads of all the military services—the army, navy, air force, and Marine Corps—together with a chair and vice-chair nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate B) The heads of all the military services: the army, navy, air force, and Marine Corps C) The heads of all the security agencies—the NSA, the CIA, and the FBI—along with a chair and vice-chair nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate D) The heads of all the security agencies—the NSA, the CIA, and the FBI—along with the secretary of defense and secretary of state E) The heads of all the security agencies—the NSA, the CIA, and the FBI—along with the heads of all the military services (the army, navy, air force, and Marine Corps)
The Articles of Confederation
a. made the national government dependent upon voluntary contributions from the states. b. gave the national government control of foreign affairs. c. rested the power of the national government with the executive although states still had to approve of his decisions. d. gave the federal government the ability to regulate interstate commerce. e. established a federal system of government.