According to Figure 11.3, which of the following is true of third party and independent candidates on U.S. House district ballots since 1992?
a. There have been more third party and independent candidates than in the past.
b. There have been less third party and independent candidates than in the past.
c. The level of third party participation has remained constant with past levels.
d. Many districts have actively discouraged third party and independent candidates.
e. All districts have had at least one third-party or independent candidate since 1992 .
a
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a. toallow agencies to continue to spend money even when Congress has not met its budgetary timetable b. to essentially override presidential vetoes c. to lump together multiple authorization bills to increase the chance of passage d. to ensure that the federal budget is balanced except in emergencies
Which of these statements best describes the influence of interest rate adjustments by the Federal Reserve?
a. They always lead to lower rates of marginal taxes. b. They can spur economic growth by increasing the cost of money for business. c. They can spur economic growth by increasing the available money supply. d. They increase corporate profits by making money more available.
How have presidents’ foreign policy initiatives fared in Congress since the end of the Cold War?
a. They are much more successful than their domestic policy initiatives. b. They are much less successful than their domestic policy initiatives. c. Presidents’ success rate on foreign policy and domestic initiatives in Congress are about equal. d. While presidents are still more successful on foreign policy votes than on domestic votes, the gap has narrowed.
A concern many people have about American political debates is that the
a. free-market economy gives an unfair disadvantage to large corporations. b. people do not have the opportunity for sufficient political participation. c. poor have more interest groups to lobby in their favor. d. upper class is unduly burdened. e. voices of rich interest groups outweigh those of the poor.