The leader of the U.S. House of Representatives is the _______________
A) Speaker of the House
B) majority leader of the House
C) majority whip
D) sergeant at arms
E) vice president of the United States
A
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A. socially inevitable. B. legally necessary. C. inherently dubious. D. morally wrong. E. politically incorrect but valid.
For a long period following Reconstruction, the Democrats dominated the Texas legislature. When and why did that change? To what extent and why has the rise of the Republicans increased the role of partisanship in the legislature?
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following is true of federal and state laws with regard to third parties?
A. They have encouraged third parties to get candidates on the ballot. B. They let third parties get fewer signatures to place their candidates on the ballot than major parties. C. The two major parties have a clear advantage because the laws have fewer obstacles for them. D. The federal laws have made it easy for third- or minor-party candidates to get federal matching funds. E. All of these are correct.
Selective incentives are necessary for some interest groups because ______.
A. their members are not interested in the group's collective benefit B. collective benefits cannot be kept from those who do not join the group, and the group needs paying members to join C. there are too few potential members for the group to be effective D. their members are too wealthy to join the group for the collective benefit