Which of the following best describes the Madisonian system that Congress epitomizes?
a. It essentially means the aristocratic Senate alone dictates which bills become laws.
b. It erects formidable barriers to collective action.
c. It is nothing like what the Framers envisioned when they designed the institutions because it is too easy for one branch to stop the actions of another.
d. It fails to accomplish the intended separation of power.
b. It erects formidable barriers to collective action.
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Which of the following is NOT one of the general characteristics of the emerging international system after September 11, 2001?
a. The rise of some Asian countries b. The rise of communism c. The spread of terror networks around the world d. The end of Eurocentrism e. The continued economic interdependence of states
Which of the following strategies is an example of “pressing the flesh”?
a. Walking tours b. Internet ads c. Push polls d. “Oppo” research
The "one person, one vote" principle and the policies that ensued resulted in a shift in power from the
a. rural areas of the states to the urban and suburban areas. b. executive and legislative branches of the state to the judicial branch. c. urban and suburban areas of the states to the rural areas. d. judicial and executive branches of the state to the executive branch.
According to _________, a nation cannot automatically recover from a disaster such as the Great Depression.
A. Keynesian economics B. the Tax Reform Act C. Freudian psychoanalysis D. the Federal Open Market Committee