The ______ was Congress’s attempt to limit the president’s ability to use troops in hostilities without congressional approval

a. War Powers Act
b. Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
c. National Defense Act
d. Helms-Burton Act


a. War Powers Act

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There is a general agreement that foreign aid has failed to reduce poverty.

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According to the text, one could see the rise of coercive federalism as simply shifting the pluralist struggle from

A) state capitals to Washington D.C.. B) Washington D.C. to the states. C) state capitals to town halls. D) town halls to state capitals. E) town halls to Washington D.C.

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Former senator Gary Hart's 1988 presidential bid was destroyed primarily by revelation of a. a criminal record

b. an extramarital affair. c. delinquent tax payments. d. change in political parties.

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To divide the workload, both the House and the Senate have established the ______ system.

a. party leadership b. committee c. partisan d. regulatory

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