The primary source of power for a member of the bureaucracy is ______.
a. job security
b. personal political clout
c. expertise
d. friendship with a powerful member of Congress
e. friendship with the president
c. expertise
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Presidents have discovered that ______ lead(s) to more favorable news coverage.
A. working on domestic policy rather than foreign policy B. acting like a regular person--dinners out, family vacations, and attending church-- C. foreign travel and visits to disaster sites D. supporting a position of American exceptionalism
The argument that Islamic countries should be allowed to force women to wear traditional headscarves is based on the concept of cultural relativism
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
In 1972, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily stopped the states from carrying out capital punishment in large part because of its finding that the death penalty _____
a. invariably violated the Eighth Amendment ban on "cruel and unusual punishment" b. violated the Fifth Amendment's due process clause c. was applied in a racially biased manner d. could not be shown to deter crime e. violated U.S. obligations under international human rights treaties
Which of the following constitutes the largest portion of the federal budget?
a. discretionary spending b. foreign aid c. mandatory spending d. military spending