Congress uses a variety of methods to keep its bureaucratic agents in line, including ______.
A. firing the head of independent agencies and regulatory commissions whenever Congress disagrees with them politically
B. recall petitions, public referenda, and other grassroots approaches
C. executive vetoes
D. legislative vetoes, hearings and investigations, and mandatory reporting
Answer: D
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a. the Hatch Act b. the Pendleton Act c. the Administrative Procedures Act d. the Freedom of Information Act
Which of the following foreign policy orientations emerged in the late 1950s and supported foreign economic intervention and building relationships with other states and international organizations?
a. Liberal internationalism c. Conservative internationalism b. Cold war internationalism d. Noninternationalism
Which of the following is correct?
A) States have major responsibilities in the fields of education, prisons, and welfare. B) State and local governments employ more people than does the federal government. C) States regulate marriage, divorce, and the transfer of property. D) All of the above. E) None of the above.
Sources of gradual change in American public opinion include __________
a. cohort replacement, changing technology, and geographic mobility b. wars, critical elections, and elitism c. media coverage, cues by elected officials, and domestic policy d. voter apathy, political indoctrination, and individualism