Congress and the president share which of the following powers over agencies and departments in the federal bureaucracy?
a. the power to influence budgets
b. the power to issue executive orders
c. the power to sign executive agreements
d. the power to hold oversight hearings
e. the power to use inspectors general
a
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Which of the following arguments presents a realist explanation for the start of the Cold War?
a. The Cold War was a consequence of the security dilemma. b. The United States and the Soviet Union came to see themselves as enemies rather than rivals. c. The United Nations failed as an international institution to establish collective security. d. Regional institutions cultivated security and economic interdependence, which transformed political interests and identities.
Which of the following was a powerful economic group during the colonial era?
a. Massachusetts clergy b. southern fisherman c. New England merchants d. Pennsylvania miners e. northern farmers
The Liberal Democrats became a serious contender in the 2010 election for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
a. the country's fatigue with New Labour. b. Nick Clegg's leadership of the Liberal Democrats. c. the party's outreach to British voters through their campaign to "Knock on 1 million doors.". d. the general fear among the British electorate about the potential success of radical right parties in the 2010 election. e. the general concern among the British electorate with the erosion of civil liberties in the United Kingdom.
Over time, the average duration of civil wars has decreased dramatically, and the prevalence of enduring internal rivalries has dropped
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false