Which of these is an example of a think tank?
a. The Census Bureau
b. The Brookings Institution
c. Gallup
d. All of the above
b. The Brookings Institution
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If the president should die in office, the vice president is next in line. When there is no vice president, the next successor in line is the
A. Secretary of State B. Secretary of the Interior C. Speaker of the House D. Secretary of Defense E. Senate president
Under the spoils system, which of the following would be most likely to get a post office job?
a. someone with experience operating a small business b. a major contributor to the president's campaign c. a prominent supporter of the president's opponent d. Dwayne Johnson e. someone with previous experience as a postal employee
The purpose of a filibuster is to
A. ensure that all sides of an issue are heard. B. delay action in a legislative body. C. protect majority rule. D. shift legislative power to Senate committees. E. magnify the impact of specific special interests.
What is decentralization?
a. the tendency of members of Congress to leave elected office in order to take jobs in the federal bureaucracy b. a trend in which the president authorizes federal agency and department heads to exercise greater independence in their decision making c. the tendency of members of Congress to defer to agency leadership in their oversight of federal bureaucracy d. a reform for government agencies in which regional and local offices are allowed to manage their own performance without close supervision from headquarters