The role of the vice president ______.

a. is not mentioned in the Constitution
b. is, with the exception of presiding over the Senate, determined by the president
c. has been significantly reduced in the modern age
d. has generally been stronger under Republican presidents than under Democratic presidents
e. is limited to presiding over the Senate and exercising ceremonial duties


b. is, with the exception of presiding over the Senate, determined by the president

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Which of the following conflicts is the best example of the constraints of state–society relations on U.S. military policy?

a. Korean War b. Haiti relief efforts c. Persian Gulf War d. Iraq war

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Which of the following trends best describes the recent population characteristics of the central city neighborhoods in major cities in Texas?

A. Central city neighborhoods have recently experienced a dramatic increase in minority populations who fall below the poverty level as they get priced out of nearby suburbs. B. Gentrification of central city neighborhoods by upwardly mobile young white people has replaced "white flight" to the suburbs that was predominant since the 1960s. C. "White flight" to suburbs by upwardly mobile whites has resulted in a heavy concentration of low-income minority populations in these central city neighborhoods. D. Significant numbers of higher-income minority populations have remained in these central city neighborhoods because of affordable property tax rates.

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If you were to vote strategically, which party’s candidate would you vote for?

Imagine that you lived in the constituency of St. Ives in the United Kingdom and that your preference ordering among the political parties was Labour> Liberal > Liberal Democrat > Conservative.The electoral system is a single-member district plurality system.



A. Conservative
B. LiberalDemocrat
C. Labour
D. Liberal

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Government is defined as the

A) organization that brings problems to the attention of public officials. B) body that is concerned with economic problems while leaving social problems to other institutions of society. C) agency that implements policies that have been enacted by other institutions of the political system. D) executive branch and its agencies. E) institutions and processes through which public policies are made for society.

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