What is a major fault in the two-party system?
A) Only two parties have an equal chance of winning.
B) Only members of the two major parties are allowed to serve in congress.
C) The two-party system almost always leads to gridlock, slowing legislation.
D) The major parties oust executives with whom they disagree.
A
You might also like to view...
A filibuster is
A. an attempt to prevent the passage of a bill through the use of unlimited debate. B. an attempt to persuade others to vote for a particular bill in return for a favor at a later date. C. used in the House to force a standing committee to release a bill. D. a method used by the Speaker of the House to promote the majority party's legislation. E. a technique that is unique to the House.
A class approach to the study of politics is based upon the notion of stratification. This means that
A. some classes are made up of a single occupational group. B. some classes are divided on the basis of gender. C. some classes have more rights than others simply because of their class identity. D. some classes are insulated from economic factors in society.
Which of the following statements about Brazil's society and its economy is NOT true?
a. Although urban unemployment fell dramatically in the 2000s, about half of the workers are employed in the informal sector where they are paid less. b. Afro-Brazilians continue to make less than their white colleagues and have fewer opportunities for upward mobility. c. Although working women typically have more education than their male colleagues, they still receive lower salaries for the same jobs. d. Comparatively speaking, income distribution in Brazil, although unequal, is about on par with that of the United States. e. The income gender gap is worst for rural women than urban women.
For which reason did Anti-Federalists want a Bill of Rights included in the Constitution?
a. To balance the power given to the federal government b. To ensure that states had less power than the federal government c. To establish three branches of government d. To give states the right to secede