In Congress, 80% or even 90% of those in office are successfully reelected. This is best explained because they have ______.
a. incumbency advantage
b. partisan support
c. bipartisan constituency
d. financial war chests
a. incumbency advantage
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What is a major purpose of an independent regulatory commission?
a. to regulate commerce b. to increase productivity c. to oversee the executive branch d. to perform services
Monetary policy includes
A. using changes in the rate at which new money is put into circulation to alter national economic variables. B. using changes in the size of the federal budget deficit to alter national economic variables. C. regulating tax rates to ensure controlled growth and low inflation. D. the economic policies of the president and Congress. E. linkage of the consumer price index and the gross national product.
When the Texas Constitution was adopted in 1876, the vast majority of Texans lived in rural areas; now, a vast majority live in urban areas
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Since the 1964 Supreme Court case Wesberry v. Sanders, congressional districts must have which of the following?
a. symmetric shapes b. proportional representation of minorities c. equal populations d. no built-in incumbency advantage