Which of the following statements about the presidency is most accurate?
A. The Constitution's framers would have great trouble recognizing today's presidency.
B. The presidency has far less power today than it did at the beginning of the twentieth century.
C. The presidency has evolved in a manner consistent with the vision of the framers.
D. The presidency has become irrelevant in modern politics given the rise of Congress.
Answer: A
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a. owing to the buildup of U.S. military forces during the Reagan administration. b. although in the later part of this period the United States had quantitative superiority while the Soviet Union had quantitative superiority earlier. c. with the Soviet Union having greatly enhanced its quantitative and qualitative positions during the 1970s. d. although the Soviet Union never had as many missiles as the United States.
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a. the refusal of African Americans to attend school with whites b. freedom rides c. de facto segregation d. de jure segregation –
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a. Preventive war b. Preemptive war c. Nuclear war d. Defensive war
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A. defendants may prefer to accept the certainty of a lighter sentence for a lesser charge than risk of conviction on a more serious charge and a longer sentence. B. prosecutors may prefer a certain guilty plea to a lesser charge rather than risk having the defendant found innocent in a trial. C. a large majority of felony charges are settled by plea bargaining. D. all of the above