A "backbencher" in a legislative body refers to
A. individuals who are party leaders.
B. individuals who are not party leaders.
C. individuals who are not elected to the legislature.
D. individuals who are elected by the largest margin in the legislature.
B
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What did Aaron Wildavsky mean when he said that since World War II there seem to have been two presidencies?
a. A president highly constrained by the courts but not by Congress b. An unchallenged president in foreign affairs and a constrained president in domestic policy c. A president highly influenced by Congress but not by the courts d. A constrained president in foreign affairs and an unchallenged president in domestic policy
North Korea
A. has been of little concern for the United States since the U.S. involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan. B. has dismantled all of its nuclear weapons in exchange for food. C. pulled back on its treaty obligations and in 2009 tested a long-range missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead. D. ordered UN inspectors to come back to the country to verify that all nuclear missiles had been destroyed and that it was only using nuclear devices for creating electricity. E. had its navy attacked by South Korean and a North Korean ship was sunk.
In 1981, President Ronald Reagan fired all federal air traffic controllers who had, in violation of their contracts, gone on strike. What allowed Reagan to do this?
a. the necessary and expedient clause b. executive privilege c. the take care clause d. the line-item veto e. the commerce clause
The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002:
A) eliminated public financing for presidential primaries and general elections. B) set the amount that an individual could contribute to a federal candidate at $8,000. C) prohibited special interest groups from making independent expenditures in election campaigns. D) banned soft money at the national level and regulated campaign ads paid for by interest groups. E) allowed issue-advocacy commercials within thirty days of a primary election.