Federal dollars specifically devoted to a local project in a state or congressional district are known as
A) lopsided appropriations.
B) iron triangles.
C) constituent services.
D) earmarks.
E) boondoggles.
D
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a. journalists might otherwise try to report on objectionable stories b. reporters will refuse to cover the president entirely c. most journalists are too lazy to engage in investigative reporting d. public broadcasters need an official line to report e. solid organizational structure is key to receiving balanced press coverage
Short quotes (fewer than 40 words) should be whereas long quotes should be
. a. included if absolutely necessary; avoided at all cost. b. cited with the author's name; cited in the references but not the test c. inserted in the text with quotation marks; displayed in a freestanding block without quotation marks d. none of the above.
Edward Corwin describes the Constitution's treatment of the authority of the president and of Congress in foreign affairs as
A) ?a recipe for disaster. B) ?strong unity. C) ?an invitation to struggle. D) ?a call for cooperation. E) ?intentionally as vague as possible.
Which of the following is NOT an example of the poor's impact on Indian politics?
a. In some states, the poor have organized to elect left-leaning governments. b. Many parties and politicians adopt populist or socialist platforms. c. The Naxalite movement has organized the landless poor to engage in land seizures. d. Over the years, the government has undertaken a number of poverty alleviation programs although many of these have not been successful. e. The government recently banned child labor and has declared primary education to be a human right.