A broadly based coalition that attempts to gain control of the government by winning elections is
A) an interest group.
B) a PAC.
C) an iron triangle.
D) a political party.
E) a coup.
D
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How would the political system and participating parties in Texas be best described?
a. fragmented b. cohesive c. consolidated d. nonexistent e. centralized
________ specifically prohibits both the federal government and the state governments from granting any title of nobility upon its citizens
A) The Bill of Rights B) The Emancipation Proclamation C) Article I of the Constitution D) The Declaration of Independence E) The sovereignty clause of Article II of the Constitution
An example of ______ is farmers, agricultural equipment makers, and bureaucrats at the U.S. Department of Agriculture working together to promote particular policies.
A. an elite organization B. an advocacy coalition framework C. the policy cycle D. an institutional agenda
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The American legal system is based on dual systems of federal and state courts that share the tradition of the adversarial system of justice. 2. The legal process in which the plaintiff and defendant agree to an outcome prior to the handing out of a verdict is known as plea bargaining. 3. State courts are structured much differently than the federal courts. 4. While the majority of cases are handled in the state courts, many of the cases that have the greatest impact on large numbers of Americans happen in the federal court system.