Because House and Senate members aim to be responsive to their constituents, they
A) provide their private email addresses to the public.
B) hire staff members to address every possible concern.
C) establish offices in their home state so voters can get help with federal issues.
D) live in their home state, rather than Washington D.C., while Congress is in session.
E) respond to every constituent directly, rather than through staff members.
C
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Identify a true statement about government employment.
A. Today, more Americans are employed by the manufacturing sector of the U.S. economy than by government. B. All in all, the three levels of government employ more than 50 percent of the civilian labor force. C. Most growth in government employment from 1959 to 2017 has been at the state and local levels. D. Government employment has been more stable since 1959, when D. Eisenhower was elected president. E. Government employment increased during President Ronald Reagan's first four years in office.
Although recognizing the legitimacy of executive privilege as a means of protecting nation security, the Supreme Court held that the privilege was not absolute and that the President had no right to frustrate a legitimate criminal investigation in
a. Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. v. Sawyer (1952). b. Wiener v. United States (1958). c. United States v. Nixon (1974). d. Clinton v. Jones (1997).
James Madison expressed concerns about what he called "factions." Are there modern-day factionsthat pursue their self-interest at the expense of the broader public interest?
Evaluate whether interest groups function in the public interest as pluralists might argue or work against the public interest. What will be an ideal response?
Prescribing a direction in public policy is referred to as
a. agenda setting. b. policy advocacy. c. policy evaluation. d. policy analysis.