In the United States, ______.
a. the legislative and executive branches have gradually come to share all institutional powers
b. legislative powers include the ability to initiate and implement laws in a completely autonomous fashion
c. the Constitution gives the president the explicit ability to declare a state of emergency
d. legislative, executive, and judicial powers are handled by separate institutions
e. the judiciary takes precedence over the legislative and executive branches by design
d. legislative, executive, and judicial powers are handled by separate institutions
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The Pendleton Act of 1883 established the first merit system in the state of Massachusetts
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
?Voter ID laws are often enacted with the stated goal of _______________, but actually have the effect of _______________.
A. ?increasing turnout; suppressing turnout among minorities and the poor B. ?increasing turnout; suppressing turnout among members of the armed forces serving abroad C. ?preventing vote fraud; suppressing turnout among minorities and the poor D. ?preventing vote fraud; making ID fraud more common E. ?preventing vote fraud; suppressing turnout among members of the armed forces serving abroad
The assumption by the federal government of all regulatory policy in a particular policy area is called
a. total preemption. b. a federal mandate. c. a national federal mandate. d. state exclusion prerogative.
Which of the following is a core element of American political culture?
a. belief that the common person is just as good as someone with wealth b. belief in government interventionism c. distrust of free enterprise d. support for socialism