An environmentalist would most likely assert that state sovereignty _____
a. allows states to tackle environmental problems with a diversity of solutions
b. makes it difficult to address environmental problems that impact more than one state
c. protects the status quo of non-regulation by making it difficult to impact the legislative process
d. allows for a level of security that promotes a focus on progress that supplements the focus on order
Correct Answer: b
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A crisis of political representation and France's party system is indicated by all of the following EXCEPT
a. increasingly unstable voting patterns. b. challenge of fringe parties like the Front National to mainstream parties. c. declining voter turnout. d. the rise of independent candidates for president. e. scandals involving prominent politicians.
Why do many economists believe that monetary policy is an effective tool for managing the economy?
A) Monetary policy can be altered quickly in response to changing economic circumstances. B) Monetary policy cannot be altered quickly so it provides consistency in economic policy. C) Monetary policy works in the same way as fiscal policy. D) When Congress makes decisions affecting the money supply, they have a good idea what their constituents want. E) The president's decisions affecting the money supply are based on the electorate's understanding of the economy.
Congressional oversight refers to a congressional committee's monitoring of the executive branch and government agencies to ensure they are acting as Congress intends
a. true b. false
James Madison was referring to ______ when he wrote in Federalist No. 62 that its necessity was “indicated by the propensity of all single and numerous assemblies to yield to the impulse of sudden and violent passions, and to be seduced by factious leaders into intemperate and pernicious resolutions.”
a. the House of Representatives b. the executive veto c. the Senate d. the Supreme Court