The American system of government is based on the concept that power flows from
A) the government to the people.
B) the federal government to the state governments and then to the people.
C) the people to the government.
D) the Bill of Rights to the state governments.
E) the Constitution to the people.
C
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1.Independent executive agencies, as organizations, look much like the divisions within regular executive departments and are headed by presidential appointees subject to Senate approval. 2.One of the major reasons Congress delegates authority to an independent agency is to avoid direct responsibility for unpopular decisions. 3.The scope of federal regulation continues to shift in response to real-world events. 4.The federal government is only allowed to provide funding to other government agencies and cannot give money to private organizations or corporations.
In what way are independent agencies different from bureaucratic departments?
a. Department heads are appointed by the president; agency heads are not. b. Agency heads are part of the president's cabinet; department heads are not. c. Department heads are part of the president's cabinet; agency heads are not. d. Departments cover a wider range of functions than agencies.
Most polls have a margin of error of approximately
a. 3 percent. b. 10 percent. c. 95 percent. d. 30 percent. e. 60 percent
In leading reconstruction of the post–World War II world, the United States
a. was reacting to the Depression and Nazi aggression as the causes of the war. b. experienced unchallenged hegemony until globalization became a dominant trend. c. used its dominance to ignore established IGOs such as the UN. d. established decolonialization and equality for newly independent states as policy. e. understood its role in the multipolar world of great powers.