Describe the role of the president as commander in chief. Include what limitations the president has in this role
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Explain that the president controls the military. This means that the president can send troops into conflicts even though only Congress can declare war.
2. Describe the purpose of the War Powers Resolution: to limit the president's war-making authority, but with only limited success.
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The most recent innovation in outlets for political information is
a. fax machines. b. "spot radio" ads. c. television stations and programs that focus on political affairs. d. "talk shows" at state public educational institutions. e. the Internet.
A regulatory entity that twice in recent decades has seen its chairperson clash publicly with the president over major policy issues is the
a. FCC. b. PTC. c. SEC. d. FRB.
Given the preference orderings listed below, what would the result be of a pair-wise contest between the spending choices tax cut and education?
Imagine that three city council members are trying to decide how to spend a surplus.The options currently being debated are (i) spend it on improving primary education in the municipality, (ii) spend it on improving the level of medical care offered by the local hospital, or (iii) lower local taxes and use the surplus to cover the costs of existing programs.The council employs majority rule to make its decisions.The councillors have the following preference orderings over the spending choices:
Assume that the councillors hold a round-robin tournament that pits each alternative against every other alternative in a series of pair-wise votes.The winner is the alternative that wins the most contests.
A. education
B. medical
C. tax cut
D. it would be a tie
According to the authors, probably the chief reason the governor's office has become the most important overall planning office in Texas is
a. federal government requirement of coordinated planning. b. the Supreme Court has required better state-wide planning. c. the legislature delegated this authority to the governor. d. the Texas constitution designates the governor's office at the primary state planner. e. public pressure to improve planning for government activities in Texas.