Which of the following does NOT actively lobby Congress?
a. Labor unions
b. Political parties
c. Corporations
d. Foreign governments
e. Senior citizens
Answer: b. Political parties
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
As president, Andrew Jackson introduced the ________, which awarded federal offices as a reward for political service
A) merit system. B) impeachment process C) system of logrolling D) process of gerrymandering E) spoils system
The effect of the Twenty-sixth Amendment, which enfranchised eighteen-to-twenty-year-olds, was to
A) boost voter turnout in the United States above that of most other democratic nations. B) reduce the national voter turnout rate. C) increase the national voter turnout rate. D) decrease the percentage of the population that distrusts the American political system. E) counter the increasing social mobility of this group.
What is the president’s role in making public policy?
a. to create new laws based on constituent and interest group preferences b. to put an issue on the public agenda or include it in the budget proposal c. to lobby for certain bills to be passed d. to rule on what the government can or cannot do