Which of the following statements about presidents and the federal bureaucracy is LEAST accurate?
A. The president has the sole power to fire political appointees.
B. Presidents who appoint officials primarily based on loyalty sometimes find that such appointments cause more harm than good.
C. The president cannot fire the vast majority of bureaucrats, who hold protected civil service jobs.
D. The president has the power to appoint some minor executive branch officials without approval by the Senate.
E. The president has the sole power to fire heads of independent regulatory commissions.
Answer: E
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A. campaigning to change the opinion of Washington insiders. B. campaigning to change public opinion. C. using subsidies rather than regulations. D. using regulations rather than subsidies. E. None of these are correct.
What did the "Hossbach memorandum" demonstrate?
a. That Hitler intended to attack the United States directly b. That Hitler knew the League of Nations would not oppose him if Germany annexed other countries c. That Hitler actually had little to do with planning for the war and in fact opposed some of the more ambitious desires of his generals d. That Hitler planned to seize foreign territory by 1943, before Germany's preeminence became obsolete e. That Hitler planned for a long war of many years that would engulf the continent of Europe
Interest groups that are well-funded are in a position to offer ________________, such as the discounts AARP provides on a wide variety of products and services.
a. purposive incentives b. recognition incentives c. material incentives d. solidary incentives
Fission weapons are also known as __________, and fusion weapons are also known as __________
A) thermonuclear bombs, atomic bombs B) hydrogen bombs, thermonuclear bombs C) atomic bombs, hydrogen bombs. D) H-bombs, A-bombs