During the 1960s, federal grants to states were increasingly based on
A. the demands of the individual states.
B. what state officials perceived to be important state needs.
C. the power of organized interest groups.
D. what federal officials perceived to be national needs.
E. the demands of coalitions of states.
Answer: D
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The aggregation of people's views about issues, situations, and public figures is called
A) media coverage. D) public strategy. B) single views. E) political socialization. C) public opinion.
If a lobbyist is establishing rapport with members of the legislature and learning which members of the legislature would tend to support the cause, they are
a. co-opting legislators. b. lobbying before the legislative session begins. c. implementing policy. d. delegating responsibility. e. practicing astroturf lobbying.
Leadership and organization in both chambers of Congress are based on:
A) the provisions in Article II of the Constitution. B) the "one person, one vote" rule. C) membership in the two major political parties. D) political gerrymandering. E) the rules established by the federal judiciary.
In 1972 Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment and sent it to the state legislatures for ratification. What was the impact of the ERA?
a. Once ratified it opened doors for women in all areas of business and politics. b. The ERA gave women an avenue by which to sue an employer for gender discrimination. c. The ERA had no direct impact because it never garnered the required support of three-fourths of the states, so it was never enacted. d. Once ratified the amount of litigation in federal courts skyrocketed. e. Once ratified the U.S. immediately experienced a significant increase in the number of women serving as governors and in Congress.