Typically, when Congress believes the executive branch has accumulated too much power, their response is to
A) ?enact legislation to reassert congressional authority.
B) ?impeach the president.
C) ?file a lawsuit.
D) ?request that the Supreme Court take action to declare the president's actions unconstitutional.
E) ?mount a campaign to have the president recalled by citizens.
A
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All of the following generalizations about party influence in state legislatures are true EXCEPT for:
A. two-party competition does not always lead to liberal social welfare policies. B. in states which are relatively competitive and in which party control over government changes hands frequently, increases in party competition tend to produce more liberal social welfare policies. C. civil rights laws are more likely to be enacted when Republicans control the legislature than when the Democrats are in control. D. on non-expenditure policies, two-party competition seems to make the legislature more responsive to citizen demands.
In contrast to the views of the founding fathers, political scientists like E.E. Schattschneider often describe political parties as
a. nothing more than large factions driven by selfish motives destructive of the common good. b. superior political organizations serving to enhance democracy. c. weak and insignificant, having no impact on the political system. d. inferior to interest groups in democratic governance.
The depiction of physical and human-made borders is better known as ______.
a. cartography b. physical geography c. human geography d. topography
In Texas, surface water is controlled by _____ while underground water is controlled by _____
a. public authorities; the person or business that owns the land above it b. state and local authorities; state authorities c. individuals or businesses; state authorities d. state and local authorities; the federal government e. whomever owns the land around it or above it; whomever owns the land around or above it