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.
B
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Which of the following is a major responsibility of state and local governments?
A. economic development. B. providing public services. C. disaster relief. D. all of the above
One controversial action by President Bush following the September 11, 2001 attacks was
A. to secretly authorize the National Security Agency (NSA) to wiretap telephone calls into and out of the United States. B. to authorize the use of electroshock torture on suspected al Qaeda terrorists. C. to research plans to cancel the 2004 presidential elections in light of another terrorist attack. D. to detain United States citizens without trial at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. E. to unilaterally go to war with Iraq without receiving any kind of congressional approval.
Which of the following is not one of the three characteristics generally shared by people who participate in unconventional methods of political participation?
a. Distrust of the political system b. Highly developed sense of group consciousness c. Strong sense of political efficacy d. Desire to use representative channels of government
In the Constitution USA episode on federalism
a. the suppliers of medical marijuana in California can go about their business with great confidence because the service that they provide is completely legal b. The case of Wickard vs. Filburn (1942) is emphasized because it greatly expanded federal power under the commerce clause of the Constitution c. All of the above are correct.