Under which of the following circumstances would the president convene Congress?
a. The president wants to appoint a justice for the Supreme Court.
b. The president declares a national day of mourning upon the death of a former president.
c. The Congress has gone on strike and refuses to convene itself.
d. The president declares war on a foreign country that has attacked the United States militarily.
d
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According to the textbook, what is the most common form of political participation?
a. public opinion polls b. civil disobedience c. voting d. protesting
Under the federal system of government used in the United States,
a. state governments have a major role to play in national security. b. central government has exclusive powers in the area of national security. c. states have an equal role in national affairs. d. state governments have the right to declare war. e. states are permitted to regulate interstate commerce.
Autarkic states tend to exhibit what type of growth?
A) Average B) High C) Low D) Cyclical
What explains the early practice of Congress working to constrain executive spending through the provision of detailed instructions on how federal monies were to be spent?
A)partisan composition of Congress B)size of the federal government C)dominance of the executive branch D)complex nature of policy implementation