A legislature with higher legislator salaries, full-time responsibilities, and significant resources is referred to as a(n) ________
A. amateur legislature
B. professional legislature
C. interim legislature
D. inefficient legislature
ANSWER: B
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To affect increases or decreases in the enforcement of laws, interest groups lobby __________
a. the White House b. newspapers c. the Congress d. the courts
If the leadership in either chamber of Congress believes that an acceptable compromise with the other chamber is impossible, then:
A) it can block legislation simply by refusing to appoint members to a conference committee. B) it can directly send a bill to the White house to be signed into law. C) it can block legislation only in the case of bills associated with the federal budget resolution. D) it can approach relevant interest groups and administrative agencies for their views. E) the president can interfere and make a decision on behalf of both the chambers.
State government is involved in promoting states as a place for foreign investment. According to the U.S. Bureau of the Census,
a. the value of foreign-owned property, plants, and equipment in the states has been overstated. b. more than 5.5 million jobs are a direct result of foreign investment. c. California ranks at the bottom with respect to jobs that result from foreign investment. d. the enactment of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has increased foreign investment inthe United States because of the low cost of labor and the support of American labor unions and theirworkers.
Which one of the following is NOT one of Karen Mingst's assumptions of collective security?
a. Wars are caused by aggressive states. b. Aggressors must be stopped. c. Aggressors are easily identified. d. Aggressors are always wrong. e. Aggressors will know that the international community will do nothing to stop them.