Which of the following statements about Congress today is LEAST accurate?
A. Whereas committee seats were traditionally awarded based on merit, incumbents have managed to impose a strict seniority system on these appointments.
B. Party leaders today are more important in the legislative process than 30 years ago.
C. The number of women and ethnic minorities in Congress increased during the second half of the twentieth century.
D. For several decades after 1937, Southern Democrats were able to prevent progressive legislation from being passed in Congress.
E. Partisan divisions have become more virulent within Congress.
Answer: A
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A) Studied abnormal behavior in children. B) Used high-constraint experimentation in his research. C) Studied cognitive development in children. D) Studied the aging process in the elderly.
The legislator's problem of deciding whether to support the policy preferences of a small minority which feels very strongly about the issue or the preferences of a majority which has only weak feelings about the issue is referred to as the:
A. trustee problem. B. delegate problem. C. polarization problem. D. intensity problem.
Explain the different types of incentives people have for participating in various types of interest groups.
What will be an ideal response?
What was the purpose of the Hatch Act?
a. to prohibit federal employees from engaging in partisan political activity b. to promote transparency in the federal bureaucracy c. to prohibit awarding government jobs based on partisan loyalty d. to authorize greater use of discretion in bureaucratic decision-making