In times of war,
a. the president must consult Congress before using the military.
b. the president loses power.
c. Congress gains power.
d. the Supreme Court shifts control of foreign policy to Congress.
e. the influence of interest groups declines.
The answer is e. the influence of interest groups declines.
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Individuals who participate in interest group activities tend to be
a. well educated. b. from a minority. c. young and athletic. d. deeply religious. e. women.
In the absence of the two-thirds rule in the Texas Senate,
a. the lieutenant governor would have unlimited power over legislation. b. the minority would always be at the mercy of the majority. c. most likely, only trivial legislation would ever be considered. d. special interests would exercise even greater influence than they do. e. almost all bills would "die on the calendar.".
This question aligns with Chapter 2, "Getting Started: Finding a Research Question," of Writing a Research Paper in Political Science.A "good" research question ______.
A. allows the student to find out even more about something that she or he has not had a chance to learn about in the past. Seeking to develop an excellent description of an event or phenomenon, regardless of the existing scholarship, is an important goal for a student B. often takes time to develop because the student is trying to find a way to write about a topic, about which there is already a good deal of information. Therefore, the student must find a narrow part to discuss or will have too much to say C. frequently puts a student in the middle of a debate among scholars and/or policy makers. As these experts are not sure what the "best" answer is, students know that entering this discussion will enable them to have something interesting and nontrivial to say D. reflects a puzzle; in other words, a difficult conceptualization of a term or theory in political science that most students or citizens can't understand. Therefore, the student's job in the research paper is to describe and clarify this term or theory. Research questions motivated by puzzles are mainly theoretical in nature and are best suited to students who aren't interested in doing empirical research E. none of these
Which of the following would support a justification for a government corporation?
a. The U.S. Postal Service is more efficient than private companies at delivering the mail. b. The U.S. Postal Service is less efficient than private companies at delivering the mail. c. The Tennessee Valley Authority provides energy because it would be difficult for private firms to make a profit supplying energy. d. Amtrak trains are less efficient than private sector trains. e. Amtrak trains are more costly than private sector trains.