Party leaders who work with the majority or minority leader to count votes beforehand and lean on waverers whose votes are crucial to a bill favored by the party are called

a. whips.
b. filibusterers.
c. pork barrellers.
d. speakers.
e. PACs.


a. whips.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Andrew Jackson encouraged __________

a. elite-driven democracy b. participation in government c. opposition in electoral reforms d. limited political participation for the common person

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Taxes that are a greater burden on lower incomes and less so on higher incomes are known as

A) flat taxes. B) progressive taxes. C) regressive taxes. D) nominal taxes.

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What is the proletariat?

a. a class division consisting of industrial workers b. a social movement that promoted the communal values of the worker class? c. a class division consisting of the owners of the means of production d. a social movement that promoted stringent social stratification

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