Legislatures engage in three principal functions, namely,
a. policy making, auditing, and control of regulatory activities.
b. representation, constituent service, and policy making.
c. enacting laws, allocating funds, and oversight.
d. policy making, oversight, and representation.
d
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According to Madison in Federalist No. 10, how does the Constitution overcome the problem of factions?
a. by restricting private property rights b. by decentralizing power across the national and state governments and across three branches of government c. by discouraging citizens from expressing their political views in public d. by adopting a system of direct democracy that relies on principles of natural law
According to the U.S. Constitution's national supremacy clause,
A) state laws take precedence over federal laws. B) federal laws enacted under the U.S. Constitution take precedence over state laws. C) state constitutions are supreme over the national constitution. D) laws passed by Congress take precedence over the U.S. constitution.
What is the name given to the book, published every four years, that lists the federal positions available through presidential patronage?
A. the peach book B. the plum book C. the book of civil service D. the jobs book E. the patronage book
American government is viewed most positively by the
A) socialist theory. B) pluralist theory. C) positivist philosophy. D) hyperpluralist theory. E) elite and class theory.