Presidential systems are based on
a. fusion between parliament and government.
b. fusion between interest groups and parliament.
c. separation of powers.
d. fusion of government and high courts.
e. fusion of interest groups and high courts.
c. separation of powers.
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A. Lyndon B. Johnson B. Phil Gramm C. John Tower D. Bill Clements
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A. are composed of less than 10 percent of the total public-sector workers. B. have seen a steady decline over the last several decades. C. do not have the right to strike over wages and working conditions. D. do not have the right to vote for their own bosses. E. do not have any influence upon the government.
Presidential appointees in the federal bureaucracy __________
a. may remain in office until there is a new party majority in Congress b. generally leave their post at the end of the president's term in office c. often remain in office despite political changes d. serve fixed terms of office lasting two years