Both parties use the tactic of _______________to deny or delay the president's choice for Supreme Court justice
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
filibuster
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Which one of the following was a change political scientists noted after the 9/11 attacks? ?
a. Americans’ political beliefs were essentially unchanged. b. Americans displayed an increasing distrust of government. c. Americans’ trust in government increased. d. Americans were less willing to limit the civil liberties of any citizens.
How do the different types of Islamists compare with each other?
A) Traditional Islamists are often apolitical, scholarly, and conservative Islamic clerics, whereas progressive Islamists are devout Muslims who are rational and analytical, and reconcile progressive Islam with modern science. B) Revolutionary Islamists are puritanical, whereas radical Islamists are committed to establishing an Islamic state based on Islamic law. C) Conservative Islamists emphasize power politics and pursuing national interests, whereas liberal Islamists emphasize cooperation and working through international organizations. D) Globally, Shi'ites are in the majority, whereas Sunnis are in the minority.
Which of the following statements best describes the president's influence over agency budgets?
a. The president has final say over all department budgets, but has no control of the budgets of independent agencies. b. The president proposes agency budgets, but depends on Congress for appropriations of federal money. c. The president has sole authority to determine executive administrative budgets. d. The president has no authority in the budgeting process.
Which of the following strategies best fits with the “New Look” policy?
a. Signing disarmament treaties between all of the major powers b. Focusing only on regional hegemony c. Seeking out other liberal democracies to enter into collective security arrangements d. A buildup of conventional and nuclear weapons for deterrence purposes