Does the quality of House and Senate candidates vary with the prospect of success in a given election? Explain why or why not.
What will be an ideal response?
Yes, strategically better candidates choose more competitive races (see Box).
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Discuss the role of interest groups in the U.S. court system and describe how they can affect politics through the courts.?
What will be an ideal response?
How did the 1923 earthquake in Japan affect that nation’s political culture?
a. It increased Japan’s interest in building a strong safety net. b. It prompted Japan’s leaders to engage effectively in international affairs so that foreign aid would be more plentiful. c. It strengthened Japan’s military and increased hostility toward foreigners. d. It increased Japan’s investment in research in the natural sciences.
The type of power that the United States government may exercise simply because it exists as a government is
A) enumerated. B) implied. C) inherent. D) all of the above. E) delegated.
During which of the following events did U.S. military spending comprise the highest percentage of federal spending?
a. the Vietnam War b. the Reagan administration c. the war in Iraq d. the war in Afghanistan