Congress and the president share which of the following powers over agencies and departments in the federal bureaucracy?
a. the power to influence budgets
b. the power to issue executive orders
c. the power to hold oversight hearings
d. the power to use inspectors general
a
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Which of the following best describes the outcome of the 2010 congressional elections?
a. Democrats controlled the House and Senate. b. Republicans controlled the House and Senate. c. Democrats controlled the Senate and Republicans controlled the House. d. Democrats controlled the House and Republicans controlled the Senate. e. Democrats and Republicans each controlled about 50 percent of the House and Senate.
People who favor state or local action rather than national action are known as ________
A. decentralists B. recidivists C. lobbyists D. trustees E. delegates
Which of the following is NOT an example of data collected in a quantitative research study?
a. number of words a one year old can understand b. parents' ratings of their child's language development c. the number of words a one year old can say d. recording of a one year old talking
When Abraham Lincoln blockaded Southern ports and issued the Emancipation Proclamation without Congressional approval, he was making use of
A) his role as commander-in-chief. B) the pocket veto. C) interest group power that influenced public opinion. D) "inherent" powers found in Article II of the Constitution. E) direct powers provided in the Bill of Rights.