A sub-government or iron triangles is composed of which of the following components?
a. the president, Congress, and the Supreme Court -
b. the House of Representatives, the Senate, and an executive branch agency
c. an executive branch agency, a congressional committee, and the president
d. an executive branch agency, a congressional committee, and an interest group
d
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A __________ is a decision by an administrative agency granting some other party permission to violate a law or administrative rule that would otherwise apply to it.
A. waiver B. condition of aid C. mandate D. block grant E. categorical grant
When the European Union places restrictions on genetically modified crops because of the EU's concern for health, the U.S. government considers this policy as a form of
a. fair trade. b. free trade. c. protectionism. d. competitive devaluation.
In the 1828 presidential election Andrew Jackson won heavily against the candidates who had defeated him in an 1824 Electoral College upset. Jackson won this election decisively. Which of the following was NOT a result of this important election?
a. A new major party emerged almost overnight and immediately became a strong and lasting force in politics. b. Political parties quickly realized the need to organize within the states to build a strong organizational base. c. Political parties became larger and stronger. d. Political parties began to hold national party conventions. e. The dominant party influenced the enactment of legislation that solidified a one-party system by making it difficult to oppose this dominant party.
Nuclear war could never, like traditional warfare, be considered as just another way to advance political aims because __________
a. the use of them, in even a limited or tactical fashion, would bring about enormous environmental damage, and eventual global destruction b. their massively destructive nature increases their appeal to rogue or criminal states, increasing the risk of global nuclear warfare. c. they are so enormously destructive that their use would be disproportionate to any political end that a country might possibly have. d. they could be easily developed and used by transnational terrorist groups