In 1964, Congress passed the __________ to help keep the promise of the Fourteenth Amendment
a. Equal Protection Act
b. Affirmative Action
c. Civil Rights Act
d. Voting Rights Act—
c
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Which of the following statements describes how federalism applies to Texas?
a. Texas has the primary role in deciding foreign policy affairs. b. Almost all funding for education in Texas is from the federal government. c. For social service programs, Texas receives much of the funding through federal grants. d. The central government reserves the right to take power back from Texas.
The Westminster model of democracy
a. combines parliamentary and proportional representation (PR) arrangements. b. combines a parliamentary approach with first-past-the-post (FPTP) district voting. c. is an arrangement in which the central government has authority over all lower levels of government. d. combines a presidential system with a PR electoral system for the legislature. e. brings together presidentialism with FPTP district voting for legislative elections.
Discuss the clash between representation, partisanship, and lawmaking. What tension exists between these functions for our representatives and senators, and what effect does this have on how the public views Congress? What effect does it have on how our government functions?
What will be an ideal response?
How political interest groups wield power and how much power they have depends on ______.
a. the demographic makeup of the group b. the level of wealth and elitist leadership c. the level of organization within the group d. they type of group it wishes to become