Lobbyists seem to employ direct lobbying strategies most often when trying to influence the ______.
A. bureaucracy
B. president
C. Supreme Court
D. Congress
Answer: D. Congress
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Political party planks are ______.
a. another name for the party platform b. the individual issue positions of the party platform c. people who carry on the party activities between party conventions d. risks that parties take during elections e. geographic subdivisions of the state or local party
States cannot use their powers to thwart national policy because of
A. the supremacy clause. B. the necessary and proper clause. C. the general welfare clause. D. the federalist clause. E. the expressed powers clause.
In the 1857 Dred Scott v. Sandford decision, the Supreme Court held that __________
a. only Congress could ban slavery – b. black men were citizens but black women were not c. the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional d. slavery was immoral but necessary
The minority whip
a. assists the majority leader in party-line votes. b. becomes the Speaker automatically if the Speaker resigns. c. is used to punish members who do not vote with the rest of their party. d. represents African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Asian Americans in each chamber of Congress. e. keeps a close head count on key votes and attempts to keep party members in lin