Empirically, cabinet portfolios are distributed among government parties in rough proportion to the number of seats that each party contributes to the government’s legislative majority EXCEPT:
A. Smaller parties are underrepresented and larger parties are overrepresented.
B. Smaller parties are overrepresented and larger parties are underrepresented.
C. Medium parties are overrepresented at the expense of larger parties.
D. Medium parties are underrepresented at the expense of smaller parties.
B. Smaller parties are overrepresented and larger parties are underrepresented.
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6 A writ of certiorari is issued by the Supreme Court only when:
a. a majority of justices vote for it b. at least four justices vote for it c. a unanimous Court supports it d. the Solicitor General approves of it e. none of the above
According to recent research it seems that congressional policy ultimately is tied to the wishes of __________
a. the middle class b. the working class c. the wealthiest Americans d. the organized labor unions
Presidents tend to work better with Congress on foreign policy issues than on domestic issues
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The Framers of the Constitution held to the belief of English political philosopher Thomas Hobbes that
a. human beings are contentious and selfish. b. government should be created by the people to serve the people. c. people are born free and that natural rights cannot be taken from them. d. the right to revolt against an unjust government is a natural right.