When the framers provided for presidential veto power, what was their primary intention?
a. to make the president more powerful than the Congress
b. to limit the powers of the president
c. to make sure that the president had the final say on all matters legislative
d. to incorporate an element of shared power in governance
d
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The rise of which media format enabled individuals to more easily tune out of politics and ignore messages from the president or other politicians?
a. mass-market paperbacks b. radio c. network television d. the Internet
From the close of World War II until the late 1980s another superpower existed that often opposed the United States and consumed much of the president’s energies. This superpower was
a. the People’s Republic of China. b. Great Britain. c. the Soviet Union (USSR). d. Cuba. e. Israel.
What is a republic, and what, according to Madison, is its benefit over a “pure democracy,” where all citizens have direct power to control government?
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following states has its own unique top-two blanket primary system?
a. Louisiana b. Connecticut c. Mississippi d. California