Which of the following organizations is a tool for citizens to exercise oversight over federal bureaucracy?
a. the Freedom of Information Act
b. the Office of Management and Budget
c. the Department of the Interior
d. the Department of Health and Human Services
a. the Freedom of Information Act
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What was the real purpose of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's court-packing plan?
A. implementing mandatory retirement ages for judges so that Roosevelt could appoint new judges who would be sympathetic to his New Deal programs. B. the opportunity to appoint as many as six new justices that would give the Court a majority of justices sympathetic to his New Deal programs C. the opportunity to appoint as many as six new justices that would give the Court a majority of justices who would consistently rule congressional actions unconstitutional D. the opportunity to appoint as many as six new justices that would give the Court a majority of justices who would be sympathetic to the United States fighting in Europe
Democracy emerged in Latin American and parts of East Asia as a result of the
a. economic development that created a middle class. b. external demands that required democratization as a condition of loans. c. failure of military dictatorships to improve living conditions. d. political leadership emphasizing citizen participation in the public sphere.
The cabinet of a government typically consists of
a. the head of the legislature and the leaders of the major committees in the legislature. b. the leaders of both parties in the legislature, and the leaders and ranking opposition members of the major committees. c. the chief executive and most important ministers. d. the head of the legislature, the leaders of the major committees in the legislature, and the chief executive and most important ministers. e. the leaders of both parties in the legislature, and the leaders and ranking opposition members of the major committees as well as the chief executive and most important ministers.
Annexation, or the process where a city assumes control of neighboring unincorporated land, is regulated by
a. the federal government. b. state laws and constitutions which vary from state to state. c. county and municipal charters that outline the rules for annexation under state law. d. county commissioners.