How does Congress exercise control over the federal bureaucracy?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Note that Congress has significant power over the federal bureaucracy.
2, List and describe the means by which Congress can control agencies and departments, such as confirming presidential appointees, appropriating money and altering an agency's budget, conducting oversight hearings, conducting investigations, creating or disbanding agencies, and enacting new legislation.
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The ability of the Supreme Court to overturn federal laws and executive actions as unconstitutional is known as ______.
A. judicial supremacy B. judicial review C. judicial fiat D. judicial activism
Since 1952, how many ballots has it taken each national party to nominate its candidate for president?
a. one b. two c. three d. four
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. In the eyes of Russian leaders, the NATO enlargement that began in the 1990s, and accepted countries in the former Soviet sphere of influence, clearly demonstrated Western hostility to Russia. 2. Both India and Pakistan’s entry into the nuclear club was initially condemned by the international community, but ultimately both countries were rewarded, if indirectly. 3. In the conflict between Taiwan and China, the “One China” principle has been regularly rejected by China and endorsed by Taiwan. 4. The fear among neighboring countries and great powers that Iran might become an aggressive state in the near future is best explained by realist balance-of-power considerations. 5. Postcolonial leaders of the 20th Century clearly demonstrated that national identities are socially constructed by rejecting former national identities, forged by colonizers, in favor of encouraging “pan” movements, taking in disparate peoples of the same ethnicity.
Describe an identity conflict in the textbook; what are the arguments that each of the groups in the conflict make, and what broader themes do they illustrate?
What will be an ideal response?