What are the four conditions of a responsible party?
What will be an ideal response?
1) The parties offer a clear choice of ideologies. (2) The candidates pledge to implement the ideas of the party. (3) The party is held accountable by voters. (4) The party has control over its members.
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In the face of inaction by House membership, a dislodge petition signed by a majority can force a bill out of a committee and to the floor
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What is prerogative power?
a. The president has limited powers according to the Constitution, and Congress has the right to rein him in when he oversteps his bounds. b. Legislative politics are secondary to the president's decisions, because he or she alone has the right to act independently for the public good. c. Although government should be centered on legislative politics, executives should be able to act when the law is silent when necessary for the public good. d. The president and Congress must work together on every issue and reach an agreement through compromise, as neither has the right to act alone.
Max Weber identified which of the following as a characteristic of bureaucracy?
a. adaptable personnel b. flexible job responsibilities c. decision making by situation d. central authority
In most states where political parties are strong, interest group influence tends to be
a. equally strong. b. influential, given the symbiotic relationship with parties. c. nonexistent. d. weak.