Interest groups attempt to get a defined policy on the agenda before outlining their policy demands
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
F
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Section 2 of the ________________ specifically allows plaintiffs to challenge electoral schemes that impermissibly dilute the voting strength of minority groups
a. Voting Rights Act b. Fourteenth Amendment c. Fifteenth Amendment d. None of the above is true.
_____ is a decision process by which each member gets a certain amount of votes proportional to some factor such as size, power, or wealth
A) Instant run-off B) Majority rule C) Plurality D) Unit veto E) Weighted voting
Which of the following is true of President Trump's early steps in formulating and implementing foreign policy?
A. Trump's first national security advisor, Michael Flynn, resigned because he felt the president was not taking a hard enough line against Russia. B. Trump sought a largely conciliatory approach toward relations with Mexico and the Middle East after making harsh statements during the campaign. C. Trump sought to have Congress dismantle the State Department and turn over foreign policy operations to the Defense Department. D. Trump had a difficult and contentious relationship with his foreign policy team and especially his NSC. E. A foreign policy success with Mexico helped to mask difficulties in relationships with the Middle East.
The most important reason for the failure of the Texas Republican Party to gain influence and win elections until the last couple of decades was
a. they fielded uniformly weak candidates. b. the bitter memory of the Civil War and Reconstruction. c. the strong influence of African-American voters. d. the fact that their presidential candidates were unpopular. e. the Texas Election Code restricted voter registration to Democrats.