Why do executive agreements increase executive power?

A)TheypermitCongress to delegate broad swaths of domestic policy power to the president.
B)They allow presidents to negotiate formal agreements with other nations without the Senate's approval.
C)They are classified and thus are not subject to congressional oversight.
D)They have allowed presidents to expand their ceremonial role in foreign policy.


B

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Which of the following is often cited as a cause for poverty in the developing world?

a. The vagaries of geography and demography b. Overdependence on the export of raw materials, such as coffee, tea, rubber, or copper, whose prices fluctuate more unpredictably than processed goods c. The carryover effect of the colonial period under the Europeans d. All of the above

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The Office of Personnel Management oversees both ______ and ______ types of federal employees

A) ?political; civil B) ?civil; elected C) ?elected; political D) ?political; state E) ?state; civil

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Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution contains this statement? "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."

A. Eleventh B. Twelfth C. Ninth D. Tenth

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The fugitive slave law enacted as a part of the Compromise of 1850 was

a. a great step toward abolition. b. adamantly opposed by southerners. c. more favorable to slave owners than to the accused fugitive slave. d. never put into effect. e. the result of tireless efforts of abolitionists.

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