Which part of government was considered the weakest because it did not have "power of the purse or sword"?
a. local governments
b. executive branch
c. legislative branch
d. judicial branch
Answer: d. judicial branch
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a. an economic depression b. radical change and upheaval c. the protection of the private distribution of society's values d. limited implementation of existing welfare programs e. lower taxes on those with higher incomes
The nonmilitary government employees are part of the _____.
A. iron triangle B. whistleblowers' association C. political plum D. covert operation E. civil service
Parties sometimes try to discourage prospective candidates because they fear that these candidates will ______.
a. draw votes away from the party’s preferred choice b. gain undeserved favor with the voting public c. stray from the party’s official policy platform d. ignore the direct orders of party leadership
In passing the Sedition Act of 1798, the Federalists were fearful that Thomas Jefferson and his party would
A. support the French Revolution. B. support better relations with England. C. restrict freedoms of speech and the press. D. jail French sympathizers. E. ban all trade.