One aspect of the Senate designed to insulate it from transient shifts in public mood is which of the following?
a. One third of the Senate’s membership stand for reelection every 2 years.
b. Senators cannot simultaneously run for other offices.
c. The President can veto business on the Senate agenda.
d. The Senate elects its own president.
a. One third of the Senate’s membership stand for reelection every 2 years.
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Most Presidential correspondence with the press and media is in the form of _________.
a. Live Interviews b. Written letters c. Pre-taped Interviews d. Pre-written speeches e. Informal Discussions
Which of the following is true of independents?
A. A higher percentage of older Americans call themselves independents than younger Americans. B. Most who say they are independents actually behave in partisan ways. C. Independents tend to be more interested in party platforms than in candidate issues when they vote. D. The percentage of those who call themselves independents has been steadily declining. E. Independents vote almost exclusively based on prospective voting assessments.
George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Andrew Jackson, in the view of Louis W. Koenig, were all
A) effective presidents. B) literalist presidents. C) classic restrictive presidents. D) stewardship presidents. E) weak presidents.
William Julius Wilson urged the following principles for engaging the public through the media except ______.
A. focus on issues of national concern B. focus on issues that are high on the public agenda C. use technical language D. present the big picture whereby the arguments are organized