What distinguishes the transition of Lyndon Johnson from the transitions of other modern presidents?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should:
a. Discuss how Lyndon Johnson's transition occurred in the midst of a national crisis in the aftermath of the assassination of John F. Kennedy and thus, unlike many of his contemporaries,Johnson had no time to prepare.
b. Explain how, unlike other vicepresidents such as Bush, Johnson was an outsider in the administration who was excluded and often held in personal and political disdain by members of the executive branch.
c. Analyze how the context of the assassination created a transitionduring which Johnson had to project an image of legitimacy and stability to the nation, which made it difficult for him to remove existing administration members who did not support him.
d. Assess how Johnson was able to turn the transition to his advantage through the passage of a host of landmark legislative acts that paved the way for his successful run for the presidency in 1964.
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Explain the idea of climate change and the ways in which this phenomenon has become politicized in U.S. politics.
What will be an ideal response?
Jim Drinkard describes the pharmaceutical lobby in Washington as
a. waning in influence since the 2004 election. b. traditionally weak and fragmented. c. one of the strongest and most well-connected lobby in the city. d. gaining in influence since the 2004 election, but it is still relatively weak.
A "backbencher" in a legislative body refers to
A. individuals who are party leaders. B. individuals who are not party leaders. C. individuals who are not elected to the legislature. D. individuals who are elected by the largest margin in the legislature.
On December 20, 1952, Lucy and Zehmer met while having drinks in a restaurant. During the course of their conversation, Lucy apparently offered to buy Zehmer's 471.6-acre farm for $50,000 cash. Although Zehmer claims that he thought the offer was made in jest, he wrote the following on the back of a pad: "We hereby agree to sell to W. O. Lucy the Ferguson Farm complete for $50,000, title
satisfactory to buyer.". Zehmer then signed the writing and induced his wife, Ida, to do the same. She claims, however, that she signed only after Zehmer assured her that it was only a joke. Finally, Zehmer claims that he was "high as Georgia Pine" at the time but admits that he was not too drunk to make a valid contract and understood the nature of the discussion. Which of the following statements is false? a. There is no contract because lack of capacity is always a defense anytime someone has consumed alcohol. b. There is no contract if Zehmer thought it was a joke; it doesn't matter how the reasonable person would have construed his words. c. There is a contract because as long as there is a writing; whether or not there is mutual assent, consideration, or capacity is completely irrelevant. d. There is a contract because intentions are judged objectively and Zehmer admits to having contractual capacity.