Which of these does the most to make a legislature autonomous from executive power?
a. A bicameral structure
b. A liberal political culture
c. A strong committee system
d. A complex procedural environment
Answer: c
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The American legal system is based on the assumption that truth will emerge from the clash of opposing interests. This is known as the
a. legal atmosphere. b. adversary system. c. dual-court system. d. class action. e. federalism system.
The situation that results when a state buys more from abroad than it sells is known as a(n)
a. devaluation. b. floating exchange rate. c. managed exchange rate system. d. balance-of-trade deficit. e. inflation.
President Washington was given the sole right to remove department heads by which authority?
A. Article II of the Constitution B. a unanimous vote in the First Congress C. a narrow vote in the First Congress with Vice President Adams casting the tie-breaking vote D. the Supreme Court in Marbury v. Madison
Political parties
A) provide some campaign funding for members. B) are ignored by most members of Congress. C) are rarely successful in getting their members within Congress to vote along party lines. D) are more unified in America than they are in other democracies E) replaced the prior role of caucuses within the Congress