When Congress allows bureaucrats to have some power to decide how a law is to be implemented and, at times, to interpret what a law actually means, Congress has opened up a space for ______.
a. political appointment
b. executive action
c. bureaucratic discretion
d. partisan representation
c. bureaucratic discretion
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A) there is no interaction. B) there is at least one interaction present. C) there is a significant interaction. D) there are at least two main effects.
In Citizen's United v. Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court struck down limits on which type of funding by corporations, nonprofits, and labor unions?
a. grant b. campaign c. scientific d. legal e. congressional
Which of the following is consistent with the Dillon rule?
A. Air and water pollution are transnational regionalist problems that can only be dealt with through international diplomacy. B. Industrial development has contributed to bringing economic prosperity on both sides of the border. C. The American-born children of illegal immigrants are U.S. citizens at birth. D. State governments can eliminate local governments.
Which of the following statements is true of the functions of political parties?
A) They act as the major institutions through which the executive and legislative branches cooperate with each other. B) They help increase the voting choices for the electorate by widening the pool of candidates contesting in the general elections. C) They allow the executive and legislative branches of the government to function independently of each other. D) They keep the public from interfering in the affairs of the government. E) They work together to fashion legislation that serves only their own interests.