Consider the "Unresolved Debate" . According to political scientists, why do PACs have minimal influence on legislative decisions?
a. because most elected officials carefully weigh the interests of PACs against those of their other constituents
b. because PACs often give money to legislators who already support their agendas
c. because most members of Congress have pledged to no longer accept PAC contributions
d. because of strict limitations on the amount of money that PACs can contribute to political candidates
e. because PACs are prohibited from lobbying
b
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
What do critics of the living-constitution theory contend?
A) It reduces constitutional interpretation to the judge's personal understanding of the meaning of American history. B) The Constitution is a short document that left many issues undecided and used ambiguous language in order to win ratification, making a literal reading difficult. C) Many issues upon which the courts must render decisions were never contemplated by those who wrote the Constitution. D) Very few issues of constitutionality are as simple as the readers of the living-constitution theory make them out to be. E) Judges are often too partisan to interpret the constitution in any other way but its original intent.
In which type of governing system would the constituent states cooperate for certain common purposes but retain ultimate individual authority, including veto power over major central governmental actions?
A. federation B. confederation C. unitary state D. union
Why were relations between the United States and Mexico often strained in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?
A. The United States has refused to enter into any trade agreements with Mexico since the end of the Mexican War in 1848. B. The nations had gone to war with each other in the 1840s; this was followed by a series of occupations in Mexico by American troops protecting U.S. economic and security interests. C. Mexico has refused to give up its claims to South Texas and other regions ceded to the United States at the end of the Mexican War. D. The United States initiated a process in the early 1900s to construct a border wall between the two nations.