In the 1960s, President Lyndon B. Johnson launched his War on Poverty program
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
True
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The 2nd tier leaders in a legislature – the majority leader and majority whip – are powerful because they:
a. Have authority to establish committees. b. Decide which measures their party will approve or oppose. c. Are responsible for drawing district lines. d. Can veto legislation.
To which of the following does the term second-party system refer?
a. the prevention of the formation of a viable third party b. the splitting of the Democratic-Republican party into two parties c. the establishment of Anti-Federalism d. an electoral tie that has to be resolved by Congress
Praetorianism is
a. the method of controlling bureaucratic appointments during the Soviet period by selecting individuals from a pre-existing list of names. b. a political system where the military is an active participant in politics. c. a setting in which the state focuses on having a strong military force and emphasizes the need to be prepared to use it aggressively. d. the act of overthrowing an existing government. e. a collective, comprised of the heads of the various segments of the armed forces, which oversees policy decisions in some military governments.
The 14th Amendment’s guarantee against any state’s depravation of “life, liberty or property …” is often called the ______ clause.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).