Which of the following statements best describes the role of the foreign policy bureaucracy under President Obama?

a. Although the bureaucracy has expanded in the Obama administration, the president depends on the advice of his cabinet and only monitors the bureaucracy’s execution of his foreign policy agenda.
b. The president has worked to reduce the size of the foreign policy bureaucracy, downplaying its role in critical foreign policy objectives.
c. The president treats the advice of bureaucratic leaders and cabinet secretaries with the same weight, elevating the status of the foreign policy bureaucracy.
d. Although cabinet members play a vital role in the Obama administration, the president seeks most of his day-to-day advice from bureaucrats, particularly staffers with the National Security Administration.


d. Although cabinet members play a vital role in the Obama administration, the president seeks most of his day-to-day advice from bureaucrats, particularly staffers with the National Security Administration.

Political Science

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a. NAFTA b. original EEC c. EU d. KFOR e. Zollverein

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Grassroots activities involve rallying the public behind a cause or proposal

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Pseudoscientific beliefs are characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

a. making statements that can not be refuted. b. failing to attempt to verify or refute claims and beliefs. c. supporting claims with testimonials. d. having a set of claims and beliefs that have accumulated over time and that changes over time. e. making use of scientific sounding language to lend respectability to the claims and beliefs.

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When President Polk signed the act bringing Texas into the Union, Texas became the ______ state of the United States.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Political Science