The ______ _______ (2 words) represents the President's use of his prestige and public visibility to guide / persuade the American people into support a specific kind of policy.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Answer: bully pulpit
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The foundation for extending protections in the Bill of Rights to state laws and actions are found in ______.
a. the 1st Amendment’s free exercise clause b. Article IV of the Constitution’s full faith and credit clause c. the 14th Amendment’s due process clause d. Article VI of the Constitution’s supremacy clause
Which type of political model has the highest level of
taxes and public spending? a. Christian democracy b. social democracy c. extreme market capitalism d. market socialist
In 2003 the U.S. Supreme Court revisited the Bakke decision in the case of Grutter v. Bollinger. What was the Court's ruling in this 2003 case concerning affirmative action?
A) It reversed Bakke and stated that such programs punish nonminorities who played no role at all in the original discriminatory practices. B) It ruled that the racial divide that exists in this country may be exacerbated by affirmative action. C) It ruled that affirmative action programs are explicit racial classifications, and as such they violate the principle of a "color-blind" society. D) It ruled that economically privileged African Americans who do not need such assistance may benefit at the expense of less privileged African Americans who have greater needs. E) It reaffirmed the ruling in Bakke that allows race to be used as a positive factor in the admissions process.
Researchers studying campaigns stress that campaigns can have what three effects on voters?
a. selection, application, and alteration b. reinforcement, alteration, and adaptation c. activation, fortification, and collection d. reinforcement, activation, and conversion