In what way does the president's cabinet differ from the White House staff?
a. The White House staff has greater access to and more influence on the president than does the cabinet.
b. The cabinet has more access to the president than does the White House staff.
c. The president nominates the White House staff while Congress chooses the cabinet.
d. The cabinet is less democratic and less accountable than the White House staff.
a
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What will be an ideal response?
In what way has Guatemala's sovereignty been limited?
a) When a reformist Guatemalan government enacted a land reform program that threatened United Fruit's large landholdings, the CIA launched a covert action to replace the elected government with a dictator. b) United Fruit encouraged the United States to build two military bases in Guatemala to protect its large landholdings; in return, Guatemala was forced to cooperate with the United States in a time of war. c) United Fruit employees, who are not citizens of Guatemala, were allowed to vote in Guatemalan elections. d) United Fruit and other U.S. agriculture companies bought a majority of Guatemala's land, and thereby obtained votes in Parliament, which are determined by land ownership.
In 2008, one reason why Obama won in four of the state's five most populous counties was because of
A) strong Republican support. B) strong conservative Tea Party support. C) solid support from independents and right-wing Republicans. D) solid support from Latino and African American voters.