The textbook argues that Congress has become dysfunctional. Explain how we know that Congress has become dysfunctional
Describe the factors that seem to be contributing to gridlock and how it is affecting not only the functions of Congress but also the perspectives of Americans about politics.
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Explain that congressional dysfunction is illustrated by the crisis over the debt ceiling, the 16-day government shutdown, consistently low public approval ratings, and an inability to compromise and pass legislation.
2, Describe how the separation-of-powers design of Congress, when combined with intense ideological divisions and political polarization, leads to legislative gridlock.
3, Discuss how the continued dysfunction of Congress leads to questions about the design of our legislative branch, and how Americans are increasingly looking to parliamentary systems as a better institutional model.
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Effect size refers to
A) The strength of the independent variable manipulation. B) The strength of the dependent variable manipulation. C) The difference between group means expressed in standard deviation units. D) None of the above
In a nonequivalent control-group design with groups that differ at pretest, if the control group shows a small change while the experimental group shows a marked change over time, you might conclude that
A) there is no effect of the independent variable. B) there may have been an effect of the independent variable, but it may have been confounded by regression to the mean. C) the effect is due to instrumentation. D) the effect is due to demand characteristics of the setting.
Which of the following is one reason why the military often emerges during periods of political decay?
A. The military is often perceived as a trusted ally by a country's political elite suffering from public disapproval. B. The military often has a strong relationship with a country's police force, resulting in it intervening to reinforce the police during bouts of instability. C. The military normally has a monopoly over the tools of violence. D. It is often written into countries' constitutions that the military can intervene politically when its leadership deems it necessary.
Which constitutional amendment shifted the power to elect senators from state legislators to popular elections?
A. Sixteenth B. Fifteenth C. Seventeenth D. Nineteenth E. Eighteenth