What is meant by the “strategy of obfuscation?”
What will be an ideal response?
The strategy of obfuscation refers to the writing of deliberately broad and diffuse legislation. This is done in order to build the coalition necessary to secure a majority to win passage of the legislation. Legislation is written taking care not to offend potential members and to produce benefits to individual legislators and their districts.
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Political appointees are:
a. Aides of legislators. b. High-level civil servants. c. Appointed by the court system. d. High-level officials who are appointed by an elected head-of-government.
What is the difference between a faction and an interest group?
What will be an ideal response?
The most important goal of a state is:
A) autonomy. B) prosperity. C) security. D) stability.
In which year did the Republicans begin to dominate state-wide elections?
A. 1978 B. 1981 C. 1994 D. 2003