Barbour and Wright imply that a president’s style ______.
a. has become less important as the president’s powers have expanded
b. should not matter to whether a president is considered a success or a failure
c. is totally under her control
d. can have important effects on her success in the position
e. tends to distract attention away from more serious matters
d. can have important effects on her success in the position
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Which of the following is NOT a recent success of the gay and lesbian rights movement in America?
A) Barack Obama became the first sitting president to say he supported same-sex marriage. B) Gays and lesbians may now serve openly in the U.S. military. C) Five openly gay members serve in the U. S. House of Representatives and one in the U. S. Senate (113th Congress). D) In 2008 California voters became the first in the nation to reject a ballot initiative that banned same-sex marriage. E) In 2003 the highest court in Massachusetts ruled that same-sex couples in that state had a state constitutional right to wed.
Today's Supreme Court can be described as having a __________ ideology.
a. centrist b. conservative c. liberal d. moderate e. neutral
Which of the following are independent regulatory commissions?
a. Tennessee Valley Authority b. Federal Communications Commission c. Small Business Administration d. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation e. all of the above
The social market economy
a. accepts the general principle of free market economics but allows significant government involvement in the economy in order to protect domestic economic interests. b. allows for private property and market-driven economic growth, but also accepts a role for the state in directing the proceeds of economic growth and the compensation of those whom the market leaves behind. c. involves a substantial role for government in the regulation of the economy and the establishment of social welfare programs. d. involves minimal government involvement in regulation of the economy and little social welfare spending. e. is a combination of state-led development measures and authoritarian political practices.