Outline the origins and passage of the Twenty-Fifth Amendment.
What will be an ideal response?
The Twenty-Fifth Amendment clarifies the course of action taken when a president is alive but unable to carry out the responsibilities of the office. Ratified in 1967, it codified procedures for dealing with an incapacitated president. When a president is incapable of relinquishing office, the vice president and a majority of the cabinet notify Congress, and the vice president becomes the acting president. If questions arise as to whether the president is fit to reassume the duties of office, a two-thirds vote is required for the acting president to remain.
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Which of the following is the result of not taxing citizens?
A. Citizens actively engage in the policymaking process to demand their rights. B. Interest groups in civil society actively seek to hold government power-holders accountable. C. Citizens are more likely to be engaged in political activities. D. Citizens are more vigilant of how public resources are used. E. Citizens have relatively weak interests in mobilizing to demand better government services.
Summarize the two forms of sexual harassment defined in rulings by the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission.
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following actions would a “late decider” be likely to take?
a. Listen to lobbyists from both sides before voting on a variety of amendments in committee. b. Introduce legislation that would make minor changes to the Social Security Act. c. Demand a waiver for constituents in her district in exchange for her vote on a bill. d. Make a speech in a committee meeting about how important it is to draft a new immigration bill.
The voting rights of an African American living in Texas in 2018 are significantly more secure than that of an African American living in Texas in 1960 because __________.
A. the poll tax has been eliminated B. the population of African Americans has increased C. the Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965 D. the number of liberal Democrats in the Texas legislature has increased