Which statement best explains the meaning of the term divided government?
a. In Nebraska, the state legislature is unicameral and bipartisan.
b. In countries with parliamentary government, there is no separation of power between the executive and the legislature.
c. Most of the years since 1969 have been marked by one party controlling the White House and the other party controlling at least one chamber of the Congress.
d. States with parliamentary systems have multiple parties.
e. Due to strict enforcement of the Tenth Amendment by the Supreme Court over the past decade, power is now equally divided between the federal and state governments.
c
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Which of the following is true of the Affordable Care Act?
a. It isa national government takeover of health care. b. It provides universal coverage to all Americans. c. It involves a single-payer health care system. d. It requires all Americans to have health insurance.
Which statement describes foreign policy and the declining days of the Cold War?
A) The Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT II) quickly ended the Cold War because the Soviet Union willingly decided to limit development of antiballistic missiles. B) President Richard M. Nixon took a hard line against the Soviet Union during his first term, proposing the strategic defense initiative (SDI) or "Star Wars." C) Following the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, China became the sole military global superpower. D) The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Force (INF) Treaty, which required 4,000 missiles to be dismantled, signaled a reduction in tensions between the United States and Soviet Union. E) Tensions related to the Cold War are evident today in Afghanistan where people are divided over support from the Soviet Union and the United States.
In Appendix A, which discusses the website, your authors
A) note that you are likely to use the website frequently. B) recommend that you memorize the content of Appendix A. C) discuss statistics in more detail than in the textbook. D) suggest that you use the website only when you cannot understand a concept discussed in the textbook.
A situation in which the subject feels that she is getting something in return for the tax dollars the state is extracting is considered a(n) ______.
A. quasi-voluntary compliance B. semi-voluntary compliance C. voluntary compliance D. involuntary compliance