Some scholars have argued that seeing a diversity of faces in Congress may, in the eyes of the American electorate, ______.

a. take away from the legislative power of elected representatives
b. aggravate the partisan political process of congressional leadership
c. lead to increasingly devastating periods of legislative gridlock
d. confer greater legitimacy on the institution and the policies it passes


d. confer greater legitimacy on the institution and the policies it passes

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a. labor unions b. public interest groups c. private interest groups d. social interest groups

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The governor may try to circumvent the Senate by __________ when the Texas legislature is not in session

A) issuing an executive order B) making a recess appointment C) appointing a current officeholder D) submitting the nomination to the Texas House

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American political parties are decentralized for all of the following reasons EXCEPT this:

a. The nature of the federal electoral structure leads to decentralization. b. Americans resist efforts of the parties to become more centralized. c. Federalism leads to decentralization. d. U.S. party organizations do not control the nomination process. e. States write the laws that dictate party structure.

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