What is a reason that one-party control of both houses of Congress and the presidency does not ensure efficient policy making?
a. obstructionist tactics by the minority party
b. the cumbersome nature of the legislative process
c. a hostile attitude by the media
d. the president’s concern with his or her legacy
a. obstructionist tactics by the minority party
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A) ?justice of the peace. B) ?municipal court. C) ?probate court. D) ?district court.
A frequency distribution that displays a few observations on the left or low end of the scale, and most observations are in the middle or high end of the scale is called
a. Positively skewed b. Negatively skewed c. Positive kurtosis d. Negative kurtosis
Benjamin Page and Robert Shapiro contend that public opinion is a ______ phenomenon.
a. partisan b. individual c. aggregate d. collective
Which of the following is true of the provisions of the 1861 constitution of Texas?
a. The place of Texas in the Confederacy was not acknowledged. b. Freed slaves were not allowed to testify in court against white Texans. c. Slavery was legalized and the head of the household given a land grant. d. Slaveholders required state government permission to emancipate slaves.