The president’s public approval rating tends to be affected by all of the following EXCEPT ______.

a. the popularity of the first spouse
b. the predictable rise and fall of a president’s popularity over a term in office
c. the state of the economy
d. divisive events, such as a conflict with Congress
e. unifying events, such as the beginning of a war


a. the popularity of the first spouse

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Constitutional Convention in 1787? Use examples to support your points.

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In a representative democracy, ______ delegate authority to ______ in order to act on their behalf:

A. citizens; administrators B. bureaucrats; citizens C. principal; agents D. principal; administrators

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In Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court overturned the separate-but-equal doctrine that the Court had established in Brown v. Board of Education

Answer:

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A) executive orders. B) political mandate. C) gerrymandering. D) filibustering. E) cloture.

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