Agencies cultivate and serve powerful supporters because ______.
a. they need to be able to resist pressure from Congress and the president
b. they have no real interest in serving the public, only in gaining power
c. they are usually mandated by Congress to serve such interests
d. the leaders of agencies usually are chosen from among the ranks of such supporters
e. presidents usually wish them to cultivate such supporters
a. they need to be able to resist pressure from Congress and the president
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The congressional system of committees and subcommittees
a. permits members of Congress to more easily address issues of particular concern to their constituencies. b. makes Congress less efficient. c. forces members of Congress to become generalists, who are knowledgeable of the substance of all facets of government. d. limits the input of interest groups in the legislative process. e. facilitates the process of discussion and debate in Congress.
If a bill fails because of a pocket veto, it means which of the following?
a. While the House passed it, the Senate metaphorically stuck it in a pocket, forgot about it, and failed to send it to the President. b. While the Senate passed it, the House metaphorically stuck it in a pocket, forgot about it, and failed to send it to the President. c. Congress adjourned before 10 days elapsed after sending a bill to the President, and the President metaphorically stuck it in a pocket and forgot about it. d. Congress failed to give the President the constitutionally mandated 120 days to sign or veto the bill.
Of the levels of analysis given below, the most micro level approach to understanding international relations is the
a. individual decisionmaker. c. domestic society. b. economic policy. d. global society.
Should the United States maintain a policy of economic protectionism, or should it continue to make international economic agreements and treaties such as NAFTA and the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership)?
What will be an ideal response?