A "logroll" refers to which of the following?
A. a congressional override of a presidential veto
B. a standard bargaining strategy in which two sides swap support for dissimilar policies
C. members of the majority party in the House voting against the wishes of the congressional leadership
D. the overturn of a federal law by a state supreme court
Answer: B
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a. preemption b. the Powell Doctrine c. the Truman Doctrine d. the Vietnam syndrome
8 The bulk of trial court filings are never appealed
a. true b. false
Unlike an executive department of the federal government, an independent executive agency:
A. is not located within a cabinet department. B. has multiple functions. C. follows a typical bureaucratic structure. D. does not have a reporting structure. E. is created by Congress as the perceived need for it arises.
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