During the Old System, most members of Congress
A) wanted to be career legislators.
B) did not serve more than one or two terms.
C) were more important than mayors or governors.
D) enjoyed the power of an activist federal government.
E) served lifetime terms of office.
B
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
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However, no mention was made of how the term "violent cartoons" was defined. Thus, the researchers had failed to use a(n) when reporting their study. a. operational definition b. nominal definition c. behavioral definition d. attitudinal measure
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a. Party leaders' power has increased due to their role in selecting sound bites. b. Party leaders spend more time raising money because of skyrocketing media costs. c. Party leaders have come to rely on news commentators to advise them about the strongest candidates. d. Candidates enter party conventions with established momentum that allows them to bypass party leaders.
This type of regime is characterized by the presence of elections but also the systematic violation of the fairness of elections.
A. modernizing authoritarian B. electoral authoritarian C. neopatrimonial D. personalist