How did the passage of the “Cromnibus” illustrate important factors of decision making in the modern Congress?
What will be an ideal response?
The “Cromnibus” was a compromise omnibus bill that combined numerous appropriations measures packaged with other elements viewed as important by party leaders. Students could focus on a variety of factors in their answer but might include the necessity of compromise, the need to reach across party lines when the majority party is not united, the inclusion of elements favored by lobbying interests, and the role of the president in having to decide whether to sign a “take-it-or-leave-it” package that he may not wholly endorse.
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How have interest groups added to the divisions within American culture?
What will be an ideal response?
After Taliban militants killed health workers, claiming the medicine was being used to carry out a Western plot to sterilize Muslim children, a(n) __________ in Pakistan was cut short in 2012
A) infectious disease B) vaccination drive C) democratic transition D) political conflict
__________ in foreign policy argue that the United States should "go it alone" in the pursuit of its national interests.
A. Isolationists B. Unilateralists C. Multinationalists D. Globalists
What do you think makes America different than other nations today? Give specific examples.
What will be an ideal response?