__________ is the practice of unlimited debate in the Senate in order to obstruct legislation
A) Cloture
B) Logrolling
C) Filibustering
D) Gerrymandering
E) Muckraking
C
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. We are more likely to engage with laws in action than with laws on the books. 2. The word bureaucracy is derived from the French word for people. 3. The vast majority of the stuff that governments do is done by bureaucracies. 4. Bureaucracies are strictly hierarchical. 5. Administrative agencies do not regulate.
The _____ is a Supreme Court doctrine that allowed racial segregation as long as there were no differences between the facilities provided for blacks and for whites.
A. separate-but-equal doctrine B. preferred position doctrine C. Monroe Doctrine D. Truman Doctrine E. preferred freedoms doctrine
High percentages of people living in semi-democratic nations
are more likely to identify with ________________, as opposed to identifying with their nation. a. political parties b. their economic class c. extremist organizations d. ethnic or religious groups
All of the following are major economic challenges facing South Africa EXCEPT a
a. low high school graduation rate. b. low savings rate. c. high death rate among the economically active population. d. high foreign debt. e. shortage of skilled workers.