Opposition-controlled congresses write longer laws on average because they ______.
A. try to anticipate efforts by an unsympathetic administration to suborn or redirect policy
B. are more likely to be in conflict
C. use these longer bills to "go public" and undermine public support for the President
D. are ever diligent against efforts to dissolve Congress and call for new elections
Answer: A
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A. a potential cultural backlash against homogenizing effects B. the declined ability to take advantage of foreign trade C. a declining sense of community as integration proceeds D. a greater diversity of cultures
The large-scale, monopolistic businesses that dominated industries such as oil, sugar, whiskey, and meatpacking in the late 1800s are known as __________
Fill in the blank with the correct words.
Criticisms of council-manager government include which of the following?
a. The manager is not directly responsible to the voters, and the council is chosen by partisan election. b. The values of the business community tend to be promoted, and the mayor may use the spoils system to staff government with his/her friends. c. The manager is not directly responsible to the voters, and the values of the business community tend to be promoted. d. The values of the business community tend to be promoted, and the council is chosen by partisan election. e. The council is chosen by partisan election, and the mayor may use the spoils system to staff government with his/her friends.
Federal judges are assigned to life tenure in order to
a. free them from public opinion. b. give more power to the political parties. c. handle the increasing workload of federal cases. d. ensure that minorities and women are adequately represented. e. save money in the federal budget.