The bully pulpit is valuable to the presidency because it allows the president to command the attention of __________
A)the public
B)foreign leaders
C)thecabinet
D) Congress
A
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Which of the following is the main difference between political parties and interest groups?
a. Political parties are larger. b. Political parties have a broader policy focus. c. Interest groups are not as interested in affecting public policy as are parties. d. Political parties actually attempt to win control of the machinery of government, while interest groups do not. e. Interest groups are much smaller than political parties.
The "bad tendency" doctrine and the "clear and present danger" doctrine both were used by the Court when deciding cases that involved which of the following?
A) freedom of speech B) freedom of the press C) the right of reporters to protect the confidentiality of their sources D) the protection against illegal searches and seizures E) the right to practice religion
_______ was the eighteenth-century revival movement that stressed personal experience of religion
a. The First Great Awakening b. The Second Great Awakening c. Deism d. Puritanism e. The Enlightenment
Attempts at civil rights legislation in the early 1960s were stymied by each of the following EXCEPT
A. the Senate Judiciary Committee. B. Kennedy's reluctance to submit strong civil rights bills to Congress. C. a coalition of Southern Democrats and conservative Republicans. D. a lack of support from Kennedy's vice president. E. the chairman of the House Rules Committee.