Discuss the characteristics commonly shared by U.S. presidents, and discuss the prospects for deviation from the norm.

What will be an ideal response?


Students' answers may vary.

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The federal ______ refers to the lowest possible hourly salary that an employer can pay an employee.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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If, during the nomination process, a candidate survived by appealing primarily to the extremes of the party, then he/she may be seen as too ______.

a. far right or far left for the average voter b. centrist for the partisan faithful c. unpredictable by the average national voter d. unprepared to conduct a national campaign

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What identifies the combination of factors that had to be present across multiple cases to produce a particular outcome?

A. ethnomethodology B. qualitative comparative analysis C. grounded theory D. case-oriented understanding

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How are interest groups involved in judicial nominations?

a. Interest groups typically stay out of federal nominations, but are active endorsing judicial candidates who are elected at the state level. b. Interest groups are not involved in influencing the nomination process. c. Interest groups wait for the president to announce federal nominees, and then they either endorse or oppose them. d. Even before justices are nominated, interest groups rank candidates and inform the media about their support for or opposition to potential nominees.

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