The time in a campaign when a candidate begins raising funds and doing well in polls is called the __________
a. preprimary
b. invisible election
c. invisible primary
d. shadow campaign
e. front-loading primary
c
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Appointing a committee member based on seniority refers to the practice of choosing the legislator who _____
a. is the oldest b. has served on the most committees c. has served the most terms in the legislature d. is the most distinguished e. has the most money
In today's Supreme Court, during the conferences held by the justices to decide a case
A) strict privacy is maintained. B) a stenographer is present to take minutes of the meeting. C) meetings are taped for public records according to the Government in the Sunshine Act. D) cameras provide a live feed for news programs and viewers on the Internet. E) two pages provide clerical assistance to the justices.
President Obama’s appointments to the bureaucracy differed from President George W. Bush’s appointments in that ______.
a. President Bush’s appointments were made with policy expertise in mind b. the most important criterion in President Obama’s appointments appears to have been ideology c. President Obama’s appointments were more likely to be made on the basis of policy expertise d. President Bush’s appointees were chosen to strengthen the agencies in carrying out their traditional functions e. President Obama’s appointees were chosen to diminish the traditional missions of the agencies
The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1970, for the first time, developed ______.
A. a set of strict regulations focused solely on coal emissions across the United States. B. uniform air quality standards for the entire United States. C. market incentives for industry to reduce harmful emissions. D. an agreement industry and the government about how to address declining air quality.