Which of the following would fall under the heading of informal powers of a chief executive?
a. Vetoing legislation.
b. Appointing agency heads, personal assistants and other staff.
c. Doing favors for lawmakers and local leaders through executive agencies and departments.
d. Calling a special session of the legislature to address a crisis.
c
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Identify a true statement about the U.S. health-care system
A) As of 2017, only five percent of national spending in the United States goes to health care. B) The United States has the most number of health-care insurance policies in the world. C) A problem associated with the health-care system is the lack of health-care insurance. D) U.S. health-care costs have been declining for years. E) Health care is completely ignored by the federal government.
A class approach to the study of politics is based upon the notion of stratification. This means that
A. some classes are made up of a single occupational group. B. some classes are divided on the basis of gender. C. some classes have more rights than others simply because of their class identity. D. some classes are insulated from economic factors in society.
If you were a Flemish-speaking Catholic political entrepreneur interested in mobilizing a minimal winning coalition (consisting of at least 50% of the population), which group would you try to politicize in society B?
A. French speakers
B. Flemish speakers
C. Protestants
D. Catholics