What congressional agency checks on the efficiency and effectiveness of executive agencies?

a. the Federal Communications Commission
b. the Congressional Research Office
c. the Government Accountability Office
d. the Congressional Budgeting Office


ANS: C

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A)congressional speeches B)international politics C)public opinion polls D)ideological convictions

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Despite their formal powers, presidents need to exercise which of the following leadership abilities to be successful?

a. the ability to enter into executive agreements b. the ability to write legislation c. the ability to persuade members of Congress and the American public d. the ability to negotiate treaties

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The Aam Admi Party (AAP) is

a. India's only Muslim Party. b. associated with anticorruption and some populist issues. c. an environmentalist, or "green," party. d. a state party that has been in the last three national coalition governments. e. far-right party that is known for its opposition to immigration.

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In Muller v. Oregon (1908), attorney _______________ submitted a novel brief presenting extensive sociological and medical data in support of the state's contention that the limitation of working hours was directly related to the promotion of the health and welfare of women

a. Oliver Wendell Holmes b. William O. Douglas c. Learned Hand d. Louis D. Brandeis

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