Which of the following groups would support the Whig Party?
A) devoted followers of Andrew Jackson
B) devoted followers of Theodore Roosevelt
C) bankers, merchants, and southern planters who detested Andrew Jackson
D) opponents of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
E) draft evaders
C
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Regarding the elite, class, and pluralist approaches to explain
policymaking, political scientists tend to: A) agree that elite theory now most accurately describes most national political systems. B) conclude that the group approach characterizes the policy process in most contemporary political systems. C) reject the claim that most societies are characterized by political stratification. D) disagree about which of the three approaches is most accurate.
During the Tokugawa era, a carpenter would have been ranked above a timber merchant in the social hierarchy
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Which of the following statements regarding federal constitutional courts is TRUE?
a. Judges on constitutional courts serve for a fixed number of years. b. Constitutional courts may give advisory opinions. c. The precise structure of the federal court system is detailed in Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution. d. The principal constitutional courts are the district courts, the courts of appeals,and the Supreme Court. e. All of the constitutional courts have the same jurisdiction.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. About half of the members of the House of Representatives are millionaires. 2. Most news coverage about incumbents is uncritical and positive. 3. Pork barrel spending is widely viewed negatively among constituents, even when it is secured for their own district. 4. People with working-class backgrounds are underrepresented in Congress. 5. Veteran members of Congress are more likely to be successful in getting their bills passed than are freshman members.