The framers created a bicameral Congress as a means of
a. forcing each house to consider different types of legislation.
b. permitting each house to check the actions of the other.
c. keeping the Supreme Court in check.
d. assuring equal representation to the states.
e. to encourage a variety of ideas.
b
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How were the early television spots called "Eisenhower Answers America" received by American voters?
a. They found them to be informative. b. They found them to be touching. c. They found them to be glib. d. They found them to be negative.
A law that requires lobbyists to clearly state who their clients are and what they are lobbying for is
(A) Marbury v. Madison (B) The 1965 Voting Rights Act (C) The Legislative Reorganization Act (D) The Federalist Papers (E) The First Amendment
Democracies must strike a balance between majority rule and
a. the protection of minority rights. b. the electoral college. c. political parties. d. interest groups. e. free elections.
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.