The President’s control over the bureaucracy is
a. absolute since the Constitution requires the President to ensure the faithful execution of the laws.
b. limited because institutional realities impose formidable barriers to presidential influence.
c. weak on matters of domestic policy, but the President’s command authority enables him to cut through red tape on matters of foreign policy.
d. limited by the Supreme Court, which has consistently struck down presidential efforts to exert more top–down authority over the executive branch.
b. limited because institutional realities impose formidable barriers to presidential influence.
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What is the primary objective of public interest groups?
a. to personally contact fellow citizens to give of their time and energy to a cause b. to make sure the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 is enforced c. to represent the interests of particular firms or businesses within an industry d. to seek collective goods or to provide benefits for society as a whole
The Bricker Amendment was designed to all of the following EXCEPT
a. prohibit any treaty that was self-executing. b. prohibit any treaty that goes into effect without the passage of separate legislation by Congress. c. prohibit any treaty that grants Congress legislative powers beyond those specified in the Constitution. d. limit the president's power to enter into executive agreements with foreign powers that might limit U.S. sovereignty and the pursuit of national interests. e. increase the president's power to create and see through foreign policy initiatives.
The designation "ethnic groups" means
a. cultural groups. b. indigenous groups. c. immigrant groups. d. racial groups. e. clan groups.