Which of the following best describes President Herbert Hoover’s views on the role of the federal government in the Great Depression?
a. The government was a primary causal factor and must, therefore, expend all available resources to relieve the crisis.
b. It was a private economic crisis and the government had only limited power and responsibility for addressing it.
c. It was a private economic crisis and it was the job of the Congress to expand the powers of the president so that he could effectively help those in need.
d. Corrupt leaders of America’s industrial sector were primarily to blame and, therefore, it was up to them to reverse the country’s downward economic spiral.
e. The government’s powers of oversight in the economy badly needed to be reduced.
b. It was a private economic crisis and the government had only limited power and responsibility for addressing it.
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Which of the following processes comprises the processes of getting an issue on the political agenda; formulating, adopting, and implementing a policy with regard to the issue; and then evaluating the results of the policy?
A. The agenda setting process B. The policymaking process C. The policy formulation process D. The politicization process E. The issue identification process
In Brazil, constitutional amendments
a. must be passed by a simple majority vote in each chamber of the legislature or by a simple majority in a special constituent assembly. b. must be passed twice by two-thirds of the votes in both chambers of the legislature and subsequently ratified by three-fourths of state governments. c. can be only passed by a special constituent assembly that is created by the president and both chambers of Congress. d. must be passed twice by three-fifths of the votes in both chambers of the legislature or by an absolute majority of a special constituent assembly created by the president and both chambers of Congress. e. must be passed twice by three-quarters of the votes in both chambers of the legislature and subsequently approved by the president.
One example of how events in one region can influence another is the way the rise of ISIS led to ______.
a. U.S. sanctions on North Korea b. terrorist attacks in Paris c. the passage of NAFTA d. the formation of the European Union
The effect of Shays's Rebellion on attendance by delegates at the planned Constitutional Convention of 1787 was to
A) encourage attendance by delegates fearing the collapse of state governments. B) encourage attendance by delegates fearing intervention by the British. C) discourage attendance by delegates fearing a public outcry against any strengthening of the Articles of Confederation. D) discourage attendance by delegates fearing intervention by the British. E) discourage attendance by delegates who fought in the Revolutionary War.