What is an independent agency?
a. an organization within the legislative branch that proposes laws that will benefit corporations
b. an organization within the executive branch that independently determines if laws are constitutional
c. an organization within the executive branch that executes the law and that is separate from the departments
d. an organization within the judicial branch that determines the legality of cases from an independent view
c. an organization within the executive branch that executes the law and that is separate from the departments
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The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 ______.
A. focused on regulating the process of making local decisions to protect the environment B. required developers to conduct an environmental impact statement C. was enacted because states were not protecting the environment sufficiently D. all of these
Which is not a consensus value in American democracy?
a. Private property c. Equality of outcome b. Limited government d. Individual liberty
Those legislative attempts to regulate lobbying prior to the enactment of the 1991 "Ethics Bill" were particularly weak because
a. they were almost certainly unconstitutional. b. they covered only the most costly forms of lobbying. c. there was no agency charged with enforcing them. d. they pertained only to public interest groups. e. they regulated only spending for entertainment.
How was the following 1965 exchange between a Johnson aid and Lyndon Johnson—who was both escalating the war in Vietnam and a close watcher of the polls—illustrative of the volatility of public opinion
The aid told Johnson: "we have overwhelming public opinion on our side." Johnson replied, "Yes, but for a very underwhelming period of time." A) Two-thirds support for the war in 1965 turned into two-thirds opposition in 1968 B) Two-thirds opposition for the war in 1965 turned into two-thirds support in 1968 C) Two-thirds support for the war in 1965 remained two-thirds support in 1968 D) Two-thirds opposition for the war in 1965 remained two-thirds opposition in 1968