How is Congress able to influence global financial institutions?
a. Congress regularly sends legislators from the Appropriations Committee to advise these institutions.
b. Congress determines which organizations the United States will send representatives to and which will only be advised in the case of a global financial crisis.
c. Congress controls the U.S. budget and how much money is allocated to organizations such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
d. Congress determines the federal interest rate, thus setting the value of all foreign currencies in relation to the value of the U.S. dollar.
c. Congress controls the U.S. budget and how much money is allocated to organizations such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
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Which of the following statements concerning exit polls is NOT true?
a. They are used by the networks to declare winners in national elections. b. They are a form of pseudo-poll. c. They are intended to provide information for analyzing the results of an election. d. They are taken from people who have just voted. e. They have a mixed record as a method for declaring who has won a state in a national election.
Sometimes psychologists choose non-experimental methods in their research because
a. experimental approaches have been criticized as involving too much control over variables. b. psychologists are seldom concerned with issues of cause and effect in behavior. c. non-experimental research shows higher levels of internal validity. d. the experimental approach may involve a problem with ethics.
Rostker v. Goldberg challenged the Military Selective Service Act because it
a. was required only for men. b. prevented women from joining the military. c. provided lower pay for women in the military. d. did not comply with the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. e. gave higher priority to men for military promotions.
A new Speaker of the House is selected
a. every January. b. if there is a change in the majority party. c. immediately preceding each presidential election. d. when a motion of cloture is filed by three-fifths of the Senate. e. when each new Congress convenes.