Who was chosen as the presiding officer at the Constitutional Convention?
a. Benjamin Franklin
b. George Washington
c. James Madison
d. John Hancock
e. Thomas Jefferson
ANS: B
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Which statement describes the long-term trend for political parties in the United States?
a. They are becoming more organized and offering voters a greater variety of choice on election day. b. They are increasingly prone to interest group influence and the erosion of traditional party functions. c. They are becoming increasingly centralized and less dependent on outside donors for their financial resources. d. They are moving toward devotee parties with highly organized subcultures and narrow, highly ideological policies.
Many observers have concluded that impeachment is not an effective check on presidents because ______.
a. it is too easy for presidents to rally public opinion against the process b. members of Congress will not use the process c. the Supreme Court would probably overturn a president’s conviction d. the process is too crippling for the government because Congress and the president would be consumed with the impeachment and trial e. presidents are never likely to commit an impeachable offense
_________ describes the cycle through which members of the military are hired by the defense industry upon retirement, and then defense industry leaders are appointed to important positions in the Department of Defense
a. Alternating hire c. Revolving door b. Nepotistic cycle d. Bias shuffle
In the South after Reconstruction, what did the Democratic Party use to prevent African Americans from having a meaningful impact on the outcome of elections?
a. Jim Crow laws b. whites-only primaries c. majority-minority districts d. de facto segregation