How did the Democratic-Republicans respond to the Federalists rolling up legislative victories in the earliest congresses?
A. by recognizing they needed more like-minded people in Congress, which involved recruiting and electing candidates
B. by realizing the system of federalism meant that the states could block policy changes by refusing to follow the decisions of the federal government
C. by making sure that the Supreme Court would declare many of the bills passed in Congress as unconstitutional
D. by relying on dilatory tactics in Congress to increase the transaction costs of passing bills
Answer: A
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Confederal political systems are systems in which
A. two levels of government exist above the local level, both with equal sovereignty. B. there is only one level of government above the local level. C. a union of sovereign states retain their powers, but agree to coordinate their activities in certain respects. D. a civil war has existed and the confederal states are the southern states.
What does the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment guarantee?
a. No defendant shall be forced to testify against himself. b. The adult, white males have the right to vote. c. The government cannot interfere with the right to practice one’s religion. d. ?The federal government will treat people equally.
What law deals mainly with individual and interest group oversight of the federal bureaucracy?
a. the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946 b. the Voting Rights Act of 1965 c. the Judiciary Act of 1789 d. the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921
In Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois (1990), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that:
A. states must establish comparable worth policies. B. policy-level officials may be fired for politically partisan reasons, but lower-level officials may not. C. policy-level officials may not be fired for politically partisan reasons, but lower-level workers may. D. the number of minority employees in state and local governments must be proportionate to the number of minorities in the population.