Why do winning candidates claim a mandate even though political scientists generally discredit the mandate theory of elections?
a. Politicians think that political scientists do not understand how things actually work.
b. Voters do not necessarily prefer all of the winning candidate's issue positions.
c. Winning candidates want to justify their policy proposals by claiming that the public supports them.
d. Winning candidates are not well versed in the political science literature.
c
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Jefferson's response to the appointment of members of the defeated Federalist Party by Adams to the federal judiciary was a complaint that ______.
A. the Federalists had "retired into the judiciary as a strong hold" B. those appointed to the federal bench by Adams were too old and viewed the job as a retirement of sorts C. he wanted to bring criminal charges against some of the men appointed to the judiciary by Adams but could not because of judicial immunity D. the judicial branch had exerted an unconstitutional independence
The current size of the House at 435 members was set in the year 1911.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
A chartering system that provided the same charter for all cities was the:
A. special charter. B. optional charter. C. general charter. D. classified charter.
Public approval of the president tends to
a. increase throughout a president's term of office. b. increase in the honeymoon period during the president's final year in office. c. be stable throughout a president's term. d. have little impact on presidents' abilities to implement their legislative agendas. e. decline throughout a president's years in office.