In 2011 congressional parties formally banned _________, which are pork-barrel projects that benefit specific districts or states

What presidential role arises because the president is the symbolic center of the national government and the spokesperson for the American people?

a. Chief of state b. Chief diplomat c. Chief administrator d. Chief legislator e. Party leader

When Literary Digest incorrectly predicted the results of the 1936 election after polling only its own readers, its failure was because

A. its readers were asked to guess as to the outcome, rather than offering up their own opinions. B. it had not obtained a random sample of the population. C. its readers were generally wealthy, and not reflective of the population at large. D. its readers were asked to guess as to the outcome, rather than offering up their own opinions, and it had not obtained a random sample of the population. E. it had not obtained a random sample of the population, and its readers were generally wealthy, and not reflective of the population at large.

It is difficult to determine which media sources people get their news from because

A) people rely on many different kinds of media. B) people do not pay attention to where they receive information about politics. C) people leave the television on a lot but do not always retain information from what they see. D) people tend to give more credit to information on television than it necessarily deserves. E) All of the above

What is the central tenet of supply-side economics?

A) Lowering tax rates will stimulate so much additional productive economic activity that the government will raise more in revenues than if tax rates were maintained at a higher level. B) Modest adjustments can be made in the fiscal policy as long as the deficits never grow too large, and these adjustments will eventually pay off any budget shortfalls. C) Progressive tax rates ensure that the economy is stimulated by the most productive elements of society and so all budget shortfalls will be paid off. D) Large tax cuts coupled with increases in defense spending and continued high spending will eventually stimulate a flagging economy to generate surplus revenue. E) Unexpected economic growth can be managed by offering large tax cuts and increased defense spending.