It has been increasingly difficult for the parties to work together in Congress in recent years because of ______.

a. the decreasing willingness of members to follow their party leaders
b. an increasing number of members who refuse to identify with either party
c. increasing hostility toward presidential leadership
d. the public’s decreasing attention to the actions of Congress
e. increasing party polarization and hyperpartisanship


e. increasing party polarization and hyperpartisanship

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a. Executive Office of the President b. White House staff c. armed forces d. National Security Council

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The reporter's privilege is best described by which of the following?

a. News reporters are free to be as critical of the government as they desire. b. News reporters can editorialize and fabricate information like all other writers. c. News agencies can refuse to provide information requested by the government. d. News agencies must be allowed to cover all government meetings and events.

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Estimates now suggest that there are in excess of 200,000 shadow governments in operation across the United States

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The campaign factor that is most important in lower-level offic races is

A.) the number of campaign signs B.) the media C.) grassroots activism D.) negative campaigning

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